Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Norway
Norway: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.0316 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Norway is 0.0316 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Norway peaked at 0.0323 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Norway 162nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0131 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0129 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.016 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0145 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0168 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0168 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0178 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0197 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0238 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0261 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0257 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0224 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0244 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0236 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0273 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.031 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.032 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0316 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0316 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0316 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2908 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0316 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1805 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises 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 | +39.7% | 0.0197 kg per square kilometre | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | 0.0145 kg per square kilometre | 0.0168 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 kg per square kilometre | 0.0168 kg per square kilometre | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0261 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0237 kg per square kilometre | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | 0.032 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | 0.0316 kg per square kilometre | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 159 Mongolia 0.0389 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Vanuatu 0.0387 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Finland 0.0337 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 New Caledonia 0.0272 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0152 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0122 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, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Norway?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Norway was 0.0316 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Norway ranks 162nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.