Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sweden
Sweden: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 17.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sweden stood at 17.35 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sweden peaked at 35.14 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17.35 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Sweden 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 34.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 33.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 31.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 30.34 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 29.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 27.9 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 27.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 27.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 24.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 25.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 24.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 24.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 25.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 25.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 25.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 25.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 24.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 22.59 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 21.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 21.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 22.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 22.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 22.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 23.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 23.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 23.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 23 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 22.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 21.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 21.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 20.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 20.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 18.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 17.35 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.22 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 17.35 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.09 kg per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.79 kg per square kilometre | 27.16 kg per square kilometre | 35.14 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.84 kg per square kilometre | 24.23 kg per square kilometre | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.87 kg per square kilometre | 21.8 kg per square kilometre | 25.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8 kg per square kilometre | 22.02 kg per square kilometre | 23.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.55 kg per square kilometre | 19.61 kg per square kilometre | 21.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7 kg per square kilometre | 17.82 kg per square kilometre | 19.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.58 kg per square kilometre | 17.35 kg per square kilometre | 17.67 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 140 Bhutan 19.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sao Tome and Principe 19.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Mongolia 19.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Bulgaria 17.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Seychelles 14.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Jordan 14.56 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 cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sweden?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sweden was 17.35 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35.14 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Sweden ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 — 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.