Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2451 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan stood at 0.2451 kg per person.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan peaked at 0.6951 kg per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0628 kg per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.082 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0793 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0766 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.074 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0716 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0692 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.067 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0649 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.076 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0718 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.059 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0572 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0555 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0539 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0523 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0509 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.05 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0519 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0541 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0541 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0547 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0547 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0537 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.3762 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.3703 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3772 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.402 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3435 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3536 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3383 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6951 kg per person | +105.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2933 kg per person | -57.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3574 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3246 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3136 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3637 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3728 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3424 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3143 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5955 kg per person | +89.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3144 kg per person | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4366 kg per person | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2667 kg per person | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2555 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2451 kg per person | -4.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2451 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2451 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.22 kg per person, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +105.5% | 0.3383 kg per person | 0.6951 kg per person |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 0.0537 kg per person | 0 kg per person |
| 2018 | +89.4% | 0.3143 kg per person | 0.5955 kg per person |
| 2010 | -57.8% | 0.6951 kg per person | 0.2933 kg per person |
| 2019 | -47.2% | 0.5955 kg per person | 0.3144 kg per person |
| 2020 | +38.8% | 0.3144 kg per person | 0.4366 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0446 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.082 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 kg per person | 0.0523 kg per person | 0.076 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0424 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0547 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3256 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.6951 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3592 kg per person | 0.2933 kg per person | 0.5955 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.301 kg per person | 0.2451 kg per person | 0.4366 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 125 Lesotho 0.2793 kg per person compare
- 126 Chad 0.2628 kg per person compare
- 127 Afghanistan 0.2585 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.2118 kg per person compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2035 kg per person compare
- 131 Tonga 0.1933 kg per person 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan was 0.2451 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6951 kg per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Bhutan ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.