Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0817 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
Bhutan recorded 0.0817 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 0.2317 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 | 0.0209 kg per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0273 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0264 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0255 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0247 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0239 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0231 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0223 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0216 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0253 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0239 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0197 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0191 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0185 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.018 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0174 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.017 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.018 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.018 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0179 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 | 0.1254 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1234 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1257 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.134 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1145 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1179 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1128 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2317 kg per person | +105.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0978 kg per person | -57.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1191 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1082 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1045 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1212 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1243 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1141 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1048 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1985 kg per person | +89.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1048 kg per person | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1455 kg per person | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0889 kg per person | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0852 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0817 kg per person | -4.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0817 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0817 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4052 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% | 0.1128 kg per person | 0.2317 kg per person |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 0.0179 kg per person | 0 kg per person |
| 2018 | +89.5% | 0.1048 kg per person | 0.1985 kg per person |
| 2010 | -57.8% | 0.2317 kg per person | 0.0978 kg per person |
| 2019 | -47.2% | 0.1985 kg per person | 0.1048 kg per person |
| 2020 | +38.8% | 0.1048 kg per person | 0.1455 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 | 0.0149 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0273 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0209 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0141 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1085 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.2317 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1197 kg per person | 0.0978 kg per person | 0.1985 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1003 kg per person | 0.0817 kg per person | 0.1455 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 125 Lesotho 0.0931 kg per person compare
- 126 Chad 0.0876 kg per person compare
- 127 Afghanistan 0.0862 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.0706 kg per person compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0678 kg per person compare
- 131 Tonga 0.0644 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 0.0817 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 0.2317 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.