Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Norway
Norway: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.8241 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.8241 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 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Norway peaked at 1.83 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8241 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Norway 95th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.83 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.71 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 1.67 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.58 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 1.54 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.46 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.46 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.39 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 1.34 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.31 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.31 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.31 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.25 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.27 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.28 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.29 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.3 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.28 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.27 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.25 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.22 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.22 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.21 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.23 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.24 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.12 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9832 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9552 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9394 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9156 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9015 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8815 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8574 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8614 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8706 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.875 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8662 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8509 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8547 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8669 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8553 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8241 kg per person | -3.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.8241 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.8241 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8724 kg per person, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 1.83 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 kg per person | 0.9552 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.882 kg per person | 0.8509 kg per person | 0.9394 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8502 kg per person | 0.8241 kg per person | 0.8669 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Norway?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Norway was 0.8241 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8241 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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How this figure is calculated
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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About this data
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.