Manure applied — Cropland potassium in Sweden

Sweden: Manure applied — Cropland potassium was 56,659 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56,659 t
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
66th
of 185 countries
All-time high
139,539 t
in 1961
All-time low
56,659 t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Manure applied — Cropland potassium in Sweden, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 56,659 t for manure applied — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland potassium in Sweden peaked at 139,539 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 56,659 t, in 2023.

Sweden ranks 66th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Manure applied — Cropland potassium in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Manure applied — Cropland potassium in Sweden, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 139,539 t —
1962 136,891 t -1.9%
1963 129,598 t -5.3%
1964 122,496 t -5.5%
1965 117,474 t -4.1%
1966 112,704 t -4.1%
1967 107,583 t -4.5%
1968 105,621 t -1.8%
1969 103,586 t -1.9%
1970 97,577 t -5.8%
1971 94,921 t -2.7%
1972 95,187 t +0.3%
1973 97,184 t +2.1%
1974 97,417 t +0.2%
1975 96,223 t -1.2%
1976 95,298 t -1.0%
1977 95,636 t +0.4%
1978 96,183 t +0.6%
1979 96,936 t +0.8%
1980 97,854 t +0.9%
1981 98,189 t +0.3%
1982 98,515 t +0.3%
1983 97,118 t -1.4%
1984 96,291 t -0.9%
1985 94,042 t -2.3%
1986 87,973 t -6.5%
1987 84,289 t -4.2%
1988 84,072 t -0.3%
1989 84,957 t +1.1%
1990 86,101 t +1.3%
1991 82,889 t -3.7%
1992 84,939 t +2.5%
1993 85,855 t +1.1%
1994 86,009 t +0.2%
1995 83,482 t -2.9%
1996 83,235 t -0.3%
1997 82,977 t -0.3%
1998 80,641 t -2.8%
1999 79,220 t -1.8%
2000 76,622 t -3.3%
2001 75,403 t -1.6%
2002 74,908 t -0.7%
2003 73,630 t -1.7%
2004 74,029 t +0.5%
2005 73,363 t -0.9%
2006 71,748 t -2.2%
2007 69,999 t -2.4%
2008 69,741 t -0.4%
2009 68,462 t -1.8%
2010 67,996 t -0.7%
2011 67,440 t -0.8%
2012 66,746 t -1.0%
2013 66,694 t -0.1%
2014 66,447 t -0.4%
2015 65,007 t -2.2%
2016 64,976 t -0.0%
2017 65,052 t +0.1%
2018 64,208 t -1.3%
2019 63,076 t -1.8%
2020 58,363 t -7.5%
2021 57,953 t -0.7%
2022 58,079 t +0.2%
2023 56,659 t -2.4%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 56,659 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,065 t, 3.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 56,659 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,245 t, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 119,499 t 103,586 t 139,539 t 9
1970s 96,256 t 94,921 t 97,577 t 10
1980s 92,330 t 84,072 t 98,515 t 10
1990s 83,535 t 79,220 t 86,101 t 10
2000s 72,791 t 68,462 t 76,622 t 10
2010s 65,764 t 63,076 t 67,996 t 10
2020s 57,763 t 56,659 t 58,363 t 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 63 Serbia 63,830 t compare
  2. 64 Ethiopia PDR 62,056 t compare
  3. 65 Nicaragua 59,732 t compare
  4. 67 Dominican Republic 54,132 t compare
  5. 68 Greece 47,290 t compare
  6. 69 Costa Rica 47,123 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure applied — cropland potassium in Sweden?
Manure applied — cropland potassium in Sweden was 56,659 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure applied — cropland potassium recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 139,539 t in 1961.
What is the lowest manure applied — cropland potassium recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 56,659 t in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for manure applied — cropland potassium?
Sweden ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is manure applied — cropland potassium rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manure applied — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,437 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).