Urea — Agricultural Use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Urea — Agricultural Use was 986 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Agricultural Use in Bhutan, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — agricultural use in Bhutan is 986 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Bhutan peaked at 2,819 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 938 t, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 105th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,458 t | — |
| 2003 | 1,460 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,500 t | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,611 t | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1,402 t | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 1,399 t | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,377 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,219 t | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 1,462 t | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 1,458 t | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,249 t | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1,466 t | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 1,508 t | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1,391 t | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1,268 t | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2,819 t | +122.3% |
| 2019 | 1,274 t | -54.8% |
| 2020 | 1,837 t | +44.2% |
| 2021 | 1,202 t | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 1,000 t | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 938 t | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 986 t | +5.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 986 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66,132 t, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 986 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 182,558 t, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Agricultural Use in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +122.3% | 1,268 t | 2,819 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,458 t | 1,377 t | 1,611 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,511 t | 1,219 t | 2,819 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,193 t | 938 t | 1,837 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urea — agricultural use in Bhutan?
- Urea — agricultural use in Bhutan was 986 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,819 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 938 t in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Bhutan ranks 105th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf