Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 36.31 kg per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 36.31 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 36.31 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.27 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Sweden ranks 119th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 12.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 11.14 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 10.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 12.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 14.59 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 14.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 14.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 13.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 14.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 15.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 15.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 15.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 15.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 15.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.65 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 14.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 14.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 14.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 14.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 11.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 12.69 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 13.56 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 15.32 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 15.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 14.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 15.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 15.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 16.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 18.14 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 18.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 20.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 25.33 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 21.9 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 22.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.1 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 28.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 27.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.66 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 31.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 32.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 34.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 36.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 36.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 36.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.42 kg per square kilometre | 13.46 kg per square kilometre | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.83 kg per square kilometre | 13.65 kg per square kilometre | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.98 kg per square kilometre | 11.31 kg per square kilometre | 15.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.12 kg per square kilometre | 16.84 kg per square kilometre | 25.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9 kg per square kilometre | 23.83 kg per square kilometre | 36.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 116 Saudi Arabia 38.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Montenegro 37.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 New Zealand 37.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Tajikistan 35.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Liberia 34.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Belize 32.41 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden was 36.31 kg per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 36.31 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.27 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Sweden rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.