Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Sweden
Sweden: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 6.37 kg per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Sweden, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6.37 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sweden peaked at 6.37 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5637 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 square kilometre leaches in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7716 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5637 kg per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +95.8% |
| 1994 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.24 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 4.76 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 4.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.58 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.5637 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 0.5637 kg per square kilometre | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.36 kg per square kilometre | 4.24 kg per square kilometre | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 83 Serbia 7.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 6.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Ghana 6.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Azerbaijan 5.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 5.43 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sweden?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sweden was 6.37 kg per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5637 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Sweden ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) 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 that leaches (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 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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.