Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Finland
Finland: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.756 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.756 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Finland peaked at 2.72 kg per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.756 kg per person, in 2023.
Finland ranks 98th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.61 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 2.72 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.67 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.52 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 2.52 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.48 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.5 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.35 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 2.25 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.23 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.18 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.22 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.22 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.14 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 2.1 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.03 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.04 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.99 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 2 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.98 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.92 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.86 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.77 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.72 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.63 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.56 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.47 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.4 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.35 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.32 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.19 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.16 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.07 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9911 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9759 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9607 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9322 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9156 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9141 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9166 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9007 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8948 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8897 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8889 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8862 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8779 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8599 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.826 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8075 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8008 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7925 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.782 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.756 kg per person | -3.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.756 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.756 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8724 kg per person, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 kg per person | 2.35 kg per person | 2.72 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.14 kg per person | 1.99 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9936 kg per person | 0.9141 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8748 kg per person | 0.8075 kg per person | 0.9166 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7828 kg per person | 0.756 kg per person | 0.8008 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Finland?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Finland was 0.756 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 kg per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.756 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Finland ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.