Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Sweden

Sweden: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils was 159,787 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
159,787 kg
Change on year
down 98.9%
World rank
179th
of 209 countries
All-time high
14.46 million kg
in 2019
All-time low
159,787 kg
in 2020
Years of data
60
1961–2020

Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Sweden, 1961–2020

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119902020

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 159,787 kg for poultry birds — manure applied to soils in 2020. 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 — manure applied to soils in Sweden peaked at 14.46 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 159,787 kg, in 2020.

Sweden ranks 179th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.12 million kg 4.53 million kg 5.95 million kg 9
1970s 6.22 million kg 5.83 million kg 6.69 million kg 10
1980s 6.42 million kg 5.94 million kg 6.73 million kg 10
1990s 5.95 million kg 5.03 million kg 6.54 million kg 10
2000s 8.68 million kg 6.97 million kg 10.30 million kg 10
2010s 12.05 million kg 9.70 million kg 14.46 million kg 10
2020s 159,787 kg 159,787 kg 159,787 kg 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 176 China, Macao SAR 171,073 kg compare
  2. 177 Timor-Leste 170,043 kg compare
  3. 178 Vanuatu 168,831 kg compare
  4. 180 Samoa 158,896 kg compare
  5. 181 Guinea-Bissau 157,441 kg compare
  6. 182 Eswatini 139,932 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Sweden?
Poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Sweden was 159,787 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 14.46 million kg in 2019.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 159,787 kg in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils?
Sweden ranks 179th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,087 data points, 1961–2023
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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).