Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway
Norway: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.5089 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.5089 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway peaked at 0.5862 kg per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3111 kg per person, in 1963.
Norway ranks 29th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.316 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3202 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3111 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3121 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3179 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3515 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3568 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3489 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3589 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3547 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3507 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.348 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3611 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.345 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3308 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3216 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3248 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3448 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3679 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3667 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.388 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4135 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4211 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4319 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4231 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4216 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5862 kg per person | +39.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5757 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.502 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.547 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5476 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5306 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5323 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5253 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5171 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.487 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4535 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.446 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4395 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4518 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4401 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4334 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4411 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4738 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4554 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4449 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4637 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4743 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4976 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4985 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4846 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4937 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5059 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5096 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5146 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5111 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5117 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5209 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5335 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5264 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5208 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5261 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5089 kg per person | -3.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.5089 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.5089 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4859 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +39.0% | 0.4216 kg per person | 0.5862 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3326 kg per person | 0.3111 kg per person | 0.3589 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3449 kg per person | 0.3216 kg per person | 0.3679 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.453 kg per person | 0.3667 kg per person | 0.5862 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5026 kg per person | 0.4395 kg per person | 0.5476 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4576 kg per person | 0.4334 kg per person | 0.4976 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5084 kg per person | 0.4846 kg per person | 0.5335 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5206 kg per person | 0.5089 kg per person | 0.5264 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway was 0.5089 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5862 kg per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3111 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.