Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Sweden
Sweden: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 163,465 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Sweden, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Sweden stood at 163,465 kg. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 98.9% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Sweden peaked at 14.79 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 163,465 kg, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.97 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 5.15 million kg | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 5.10 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.20 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 4.85 million kg | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 4.63 million kg | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 4.75 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 5.41 million kg | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 6.09 million kg | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 6.30 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 6.84 million kg | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 6.42 million kg | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 6.29 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.52 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 6.31 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.96 million kg | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 6.06 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.25 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.69 million kg | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 6.89 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 6.66 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.77 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.86 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.87 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.08 million kg | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 6.32 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 6.31 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.38 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.49 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.39 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.24 million kg | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 5.14 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.49 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.89 million kg | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 6.61 million kg | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 6.59 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.32 million kg | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.49 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.70 million kg | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 7.13 million kg | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 7.76 million kg | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 7.90 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.23 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 8.77 million kg | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 10.54 million kg | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 9.12 million kg | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 9.54 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.83 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.96 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.92 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.88 million kg | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.32 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 11.76 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 11.45 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 12.64 million kg | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 13.11 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 13.52 million kg | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 13.85 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.79 million kg | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 163,465 kg | -98.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 163,465 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.56 million kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 163,465 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.04 million kg, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -98.9% | 14.79 million kg | 163,465 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 million kg | 4.63 million kg | 6.09 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.36 million kg | 5.96 million kg | 6.84 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.56 million kg | 6.08 million kg | 6.89 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.09 million kg | 5.14 million kg | 6.70 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.88 million kg | 7.13 million kg | 10.54 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.32 million kg | 9.92 million kg | 14.79 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,465 kg | 163,465 kg | 163,465 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 178,336 kg compare
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- 175 Samoa 163,810 kg compare
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- 178 Tonga 136,873 kg compare
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More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Sweden?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Sweden was 163,465 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.79 million kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,465 kg in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- Sweden ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).