Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre was 21.22 kg per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Sweden, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sweden stood at 21.22 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sweden peaked at 21.22 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.88 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
Sweden ranks 86th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.27 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 5.11 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 5.05 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 5.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 5.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.91 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 5.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.87 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 5.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 5.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +95.8% |
| 1994 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 5.62 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 6.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 12.07 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 12.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 17.09 kg per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 14.56 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 14.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 15.86 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 17.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 17.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.59 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 18.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +95.8% | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 3.68 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.21 kg per square kilometre | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | 5.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 6.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.88 kg per square kilometre | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | 17.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.87 kg per square kilometre | 14.12 kg per square kilometre | 21.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 83 Serbia 25.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 22.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Ghana 22.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Azerbaijan 18.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 18.1 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sweden?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sweden was 21.22 kg per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.22 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Sweden ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.