Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 19.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Norway stood at 19.72 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 19.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3 kg per square kilometre, in 1977.
Norway ranks 134th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.2 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 5.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 6 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 6.63 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 5.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.37 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 5.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.78 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 5.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 6.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.94 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 6.5 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | +100.8% |
| 2001 | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2002 | 10.22 kg per square kilometre | +83.7% |
| 2003 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.31 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 15.08 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 15.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.64 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 14.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.22 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 19.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.63 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 16.98 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 18.71 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 18.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.5 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 19.58 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 19.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 19.72 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 19.72 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +100.8% | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | 11.03 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +83.7% | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | 10.22 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -49.6% | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | 5.56 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | 5.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9 kg per square kilometre | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | 15.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.62 kg per square kilometre | 14.53 kg per square kilometre | 19.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.06 kg per square kilometre | 17.5 kg per square kilometre | 19.72 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 131 Zambia 22.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Estonia 22.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Turkmenistan 20 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 19.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Zimbabwe 19.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ethiopia 19.26 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Norway?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Norway was 19.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Norway rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.