Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Bhutan

Fertilizer use in Bhutan in 2023 — 9.8 kg/ha. Ranked 157 in the world out of 191. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 1,259.2%.

2023 9.8 kg/ha −7% vs 2022
World rank 157of 191
Period maximum 24 kg/ha2009
Period minimum 0.7 kg/ha1997

Trend over time

1974–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Bhutan, 1974–20230102030197419791984198919941999200420092014201920231974: 0.7 kg/ha1975: 0.9 kg/ha1976: 0.8 kg/ha1977: 0.8 kg/ha1978: 0.8 kg/ha1979: 0.8 kg/ha1980: 0.8 kg/ha1981: 0.8 kg/ha1982: 0.7 kg/ha1983: 1.7 kg/ha1984: 1.3 kg/ha1985: 0.7 kg/ha1986: 0.7 kg/ha1987: 0.7 kg/ha1988: 0.7 kg/ha1989: 0.8 kg/ha1990: 0.7 kg/ha1991: 0.7 kg/ha1992: 0.7 kg/ha1993: 0.7 kg/ha1994: 0.7 kg/ha1995: 0.7 kg/ha1996: 0.7 kg/ha1997: 0.7 kg/ha2002: 6.9 kg/ha2003: 7 kg/ha2004: 7.4 kg/ha2005: 7.6 kg/ha2006: 7.6 kg/ha2007: 9 kg/ha2008: 11.7 kg/ha2009: 24 kg/ha2010: 10 kg/ha2011: 13.1 kg/ha2012: 10.7 kg/ha2013: 12.2 kg/ha2014: 14.2 kg/ha2015: 14.8 kg/ha2016: 14.1 kg/ha2017: 13.3 kg/ha2018: 21.3 kg/ha2019: 14.3 kg/ha2020: 18.6 kg/ha2021: 10.3 kg/ha2022: 10.5 kg/ha2023: 9.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +9.1 (+1,259.22%) Average annual rate: 5.47 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 9.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
South Asia 206.4 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 183 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 9.8 −0.7 −7%
2022 10.5 +0.3 +2.83%
2021 10.3 −8.4 −44.97%
2020 18.6 +4.3 +30.17%
2019 14.3 −7 −32.7%
2018 21.3 +8 +60.34%
2017 13.3 −0.8 −5.75%
2016 14.1 −0.7 −4.61%
2015 14.8 +0.6 +3.94%
2014 14.2 +2 +16.83%
2013 12.2 +1.5 +13.73%
2012 10.7 −2.4 −18.12%
2011 13.1 +3 +30.02%
2010 10 −13.9 −58.1%
2009 24 +12.3 +105.49%
2008 11.7 +2.7 +29.42%
2007 9 +1.4 +18.23%
2006 7.6 +0.1 +0.84%
2005 7.6 +0.2 +2.14%
2004 7.4 +0.4 +5.79%
2003 7 +0.1 +0.74%
2002 6.9
1997 0.7 −0 −1.31%
1996 0.7 −0 −3.31%
1995 0.7 −0 −4.11%
1994 0.7 −0 −2.86%
1993 0.7 −0 −0.74%
1992 0.7 +0 +0%
1991 0.7 +0 +0%
1990 0.7 −0 −1.48%
1989 0.8 +0 +6.02%
1988 0.7 +0 +3.55%
1987 0.7 −0 −0.68%
1986 0.7 +0 +0%
1985 0.7 −0.6 −47.37%
1984 1.3 −0.4 −23.69%
1983 1.7 +1 +131.83%
1982 0.7 −0 −3.7%
1981 0.8 +0 +0%
1980 0.8 −0 −3.85%
1979 0.8 −0 −4%
1978 0.8 +0 +0%
1977 0.8 +0 +0%
1976 0.8 −0 −4.17%
1975 0.9 +0.1 +20.48%
1974 0.7

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.