Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 1.89 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.89 kg per person for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sweden peaked at 7.06 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.89 kg per person, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 31st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.06 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.86 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 6.51 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 6.05 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 5.71 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 5.39 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 5.04 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 4.88 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 4.72 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.36 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 4.12 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 4.09 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.2 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.19 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 4.03 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 4 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 4 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.02 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.05 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 4.06 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.08 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.02 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.97 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.89 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.62 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 3.47 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.43 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.45 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.48 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.32 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 3.37 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.38 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.34 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.2 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 3.17 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.16 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.07 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.03 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.94 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.88 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.85 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.77 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.78 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.72 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.68 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.57 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.49 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.44 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.39 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.37 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.33 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.31 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.16 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.14 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.08 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.98 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.96 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.94 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.89 kg per person | -2.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.89 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.89 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.37 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8 kg per person | 4.72 kg per person | 7.06 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.11 kg per person | 4 kg per person | 4.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 kg per person | 3.43 kg per person | 4.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 kg per person | 3.03 kg per person | 3.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 kg per person | 2.49 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 kg per person | 2 kg per person | 2.44 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 1.98 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sweden?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sweden was 1.89 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.