Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sweden
Sweden: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 10.65 kg per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Sweden, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 10.65 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Sweden peaked at 10.65 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.01 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Sweden ranks 94th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 3.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 4.49 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 7.43 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.65 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 9.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.18 kg per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.04 kg per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 7.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | 6.99 kg per square kilometre | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Sweden?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Sweden was 10.65 kg per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Sweden rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Sweden ranks 94th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.