Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Sweden
Sweden: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 1.73 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sweden, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sweden stood at 1.73 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sweden peaked at 3.28 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8432 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Sweden ranks 81st 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 left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1966 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1969 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9208 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.893 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8769 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8432 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9882 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9781 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8543 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9646 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9697 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9747 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9781 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.73 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.21 kg per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.73 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.69 kg per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.9781 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9407 kg per square kilometre | 0.8432 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9531 kg per square kilometre | 0.8543 kg per square kilometre | 0.9747 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 0.9781 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sweden?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sweden was 1.73 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8432 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Sweden rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sweden ranks 81st out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.