Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Bhutan, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Bhutan is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Bhutan peaked at 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 119th out of 174 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +44.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +393.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +105.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -66.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +91.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -49.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -45.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +393.1% | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2009 | +105.6% | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2018 | +91.4% | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +55.6% | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Bhutan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Bhutan was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Bhutan ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.