Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Norway
Norway: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 8.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Norway is 8.32 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Norway peaked at 12.06 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.04 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.
Norway ranks 152nd of 167 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.06 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 11.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 9.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 9.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 9.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 9.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 10 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 9.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 9.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 9.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 9.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 8.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.15 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 8.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.72 kg per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.89 kg per square kilometre | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | 12.06 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.42 kg per square kilometre | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | 9.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.66 kg per square kilometre | 9.32 kg per square kilometre | 10.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.01 kg per square kilometre | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | 9.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 kg per square kilometre | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | 8.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | 8.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Norway?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Norway was 8.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.06 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Norway ranks 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.