All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Sweden
Sweden: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 258.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
258.42 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
153rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
582.11 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
258.42 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sweden stood at 258.42 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sweden peaked at 582.11 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 258.42 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 153rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 582.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 571.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 539.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 513.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 494.5 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 478.34 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 459.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 455.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 450 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 427.24 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 419.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 421.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 429.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 432.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 428.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 425.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 428.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 432.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 435.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 440.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 441.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 443.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 437.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 434.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 422.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 397.26 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 380.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 380.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 384.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 389.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 379.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 390.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 396.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 400.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 390.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 391.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 389.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 378.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 371.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 361.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 357.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 354.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 351.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 354.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 354.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 345.97 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 340.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 339.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 334.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 333.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 334 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 329.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 329.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 328.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 324.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 325.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 326.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 316.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 306.89 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 266.45 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 264.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 265.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 258.42 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 258.42 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 258.42 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 505.03 kg per square kilometre | 450 kg per square kilometre | 582.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 428.16 kg per square kilometre | 419.64 kg per square kilometre | 435.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 416.41 kg per square kilometre | 380.6 kg per square kilometre | 443.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 387.8 kg per square kilometre | 371.64 kg per square kilometre | 400.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 349.39 kg per square kilometre | 334.4 kg per square kilometre | 361.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 325.56 kg per square kilometre | 306.89 kg per square kilometre | 334 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.59 kg per square kilometre | 258.42 kg per square kilometre | 266.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 150 Belize 263.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Kazakhstan 262.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Namibia 258.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Bhutan 246.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Finland 246.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 240.49 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sweden?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sweden was 258.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 582.11 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Sweden ranks 153rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.