Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Bhutan is 0.0017 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Bhutan peaked at 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0017 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0131 kt per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0017 kt per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0254 kt per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -29.0% | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 172 Oman 0.0021 kt per square kilometre compare
- 173 Guyana 0.002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 174 Liberia 0.0019 kt per square kilometre compare
- 176 Bermuda 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 177 Bahamas 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 178 Botswana 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Bhutan?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Bhutan was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.