Fertiliser use in Bhutan
Farmers in Bhutan used 11.7 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Bhutan, 2024
11.7
Change from 2023
+19.0%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
158th of 190
Fertiliser use in Bhutan over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.7 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 9.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 10.5 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 10.3 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 18.6 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 14.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 21.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 13.3 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 14.1 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 14.7 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 14.2 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 12.1 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 10.7 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 13.1 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 10.0 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 21.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 9.4 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 9.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 7.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 7.5 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 7.4 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 7.0 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 6.9 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | – | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | – | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +19.0% from 9.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.2 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −17.7%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 158th highest value.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
Cereal yield
3,552 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
13.8%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$6.17e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
3.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.19e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
5.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT