How have things changed? in Bhutan
Bhutan: How have things changed? was 63 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63 metric tons
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
208th
of 215 countries
All-time high
238 metric tons
in 2017
All-time low
48 metric tons
in 2023
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Bhutan, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed? in Bhutan is 63 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Bhutan peaked at 238 metric tons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48 metric tons, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 208th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 150 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 145 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 140 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 135 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 130 metric tons | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 125 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 120 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 115 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 125 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 117 metric tons | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 131 metric tons | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 130 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 125 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 115 metric tons | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 110 metric tons | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 105 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 100 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 95 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 90 metric tons | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 85 metric tons | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 80 metric tons | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 75 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 70 metric tons | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 65 metric tons | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 70 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 65 metric tons | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 60 metric tons | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 55 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 56 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 54 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 52 metric tons | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 79 metric tons | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 80.34 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 72.8 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 144 metric tons | +97.8% |
| 2015 | 156 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 197 metric tons | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 238 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 223.62 metric tons | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 209.77 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 181.5 metric tons | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 194.1 metric tons | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 104 metric tons | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 48 metric tons | -53.8% |
| 2024 | 63 metric tons | +31.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 63 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 63 metric tons is below the median for South Asia, which is 267,712 metric tons, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +97.8% | 72.8 metric tons | 144 metric tons |
| 2011 | +51.9% | 52 metric tons | 79 metric tons |
| 2023 | -53.8% | 104 metric tons | 48 metric tons |
| 2022 | -46.4% | 194.1 metric tons | 104 metric tons |
| 2024 | +31.2% | 48 metric tons | 63 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 150 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.2 metric tons | 115 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.6 metric tons | 85 metric tons | 131 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 metric tons | 54 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.25 metric tons | 52 metric tons | 238 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.12 metric tons | 48 metric tons | 194.1 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Bhutan?
- How have things changed? in Bhutan was 63 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 238 metric tons in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 metric tons in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for how have things changed??
- Bhutan ranks 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.