Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Estonia
Estonia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 30.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Estonia stood at 30.26 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Estonia peaked at 90.05 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 30.2 kg per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Estonia 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 79.09 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 60.83 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 55.3 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 48.78 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 45.17 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 43.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 40.66 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 35.36 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 33.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 34.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 33.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 33.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.61 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 32.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 31.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.57 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 30.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 32.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 30.61 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 31.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.33 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.26 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 30.26 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.22 kg per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 30.26 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.09 kg per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.86 kg per square kilometre | 40.66 kg per square kilometre | 90.05 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 32.8 kg per square kilometre | 30.57 kg per square kilometre | 35.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.24 kg per square kilometre | 30.2 kg per square kilometre | 32.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.11 kg per square kilometre | 30.26 kg per square kilometre | 31.64 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 126 Latvia 31.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Hungary 30.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Montenegro 30.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Slovakia 28.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 28.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Kuwait 27.77 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Estonia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Estonia was 30.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.05 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Estonia ranks 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.