How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 53.8%
World rank
211th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.8% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | -53.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.17 metric tons per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +51.9% | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -53.8% | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -46.4% | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0032 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0028 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 208 Eswatini 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 209 Luxembourg 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 210 Botswana 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 212 Andorra 0 metric tons per square kilometre
- 212 Liechtenstein 0 metric tons per square kilometre
- 212 Mongolia 0 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 212 San Marino 0 metric tons per square kilometre
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?, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.