Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.3595 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden stood at 0.3595 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.6832 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1757 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Sweden ranks 59th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5812 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5322 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4666 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3819 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3265 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2409 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2248 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2131 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.186 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1827 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1757 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2059 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.178 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.201 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.202 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2031 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2696 kg per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2726 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2786 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3008 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.297 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2986 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3073 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2811 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3113 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3021 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2986 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3355 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3361 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3373 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3373 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3443 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3408 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3557 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3595 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.3595 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4629 kg per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.3595 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8808 kg per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +32.3% | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | 0.2696 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4125 kg per square kilometre | 0.2248 kg per square kilometre | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.196 kg per square kilometre | 0.1757 kg per square kilometre | 0.2131 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1986 kg per square kilometre | 0.178 kg per square kilometre | 0.2031 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.279 kg per square kilometre | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | 0.3073 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3258 kg per square kilometre | 0.2986 kg per square kilometre | 0.3373 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3439 kg per square kilometre | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | 0.3595 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.3595 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6832 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1757 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Sweden rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Horses — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.