Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sweden

Sweden: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 31,957 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
31,957 kg
Change on year
down 98.9%
World rank
165th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.89 million kg
in 2019
All-time low
31,957 kg
in 2020
Years of data
60
1961–2020

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sweden is 31,957 kg, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 that volatilises in Sweden peaked at 2.89 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,957 kg, in 2020.

That places Sweden 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 1.02 million kg 905,036 kg 1.19 million kg 9
1970s 1.24 million kg 1.17 million kg 1.34 million kg 10
1980s 1.28 million kg 1.19 million kg 1.35 million kg 10
1990s 1.19 million kg 1.01 million kg 1.31 million kg 10
2000s 1.74 million kg 1.39 million kg 2.06 million kg 10
2010s 2.41 million kg 1.94 million kg 2.89 million kg 10
2020s 31,957 kg 31,957 kg 31,957 kg 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 162 Iceland 36,004 kg compare
  2. 163 China, Macao SAR 34,215 kg compare
  3. 164 Vanuatu 33,766 kg compare
  4. 166 Samoa 31,779 kg compare
  5. 167 Guinea-Bissau 31,488 kg compare
  6. 168 Eswatini 27,986 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sweden?
Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sweden was 31,957 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 2.89 million kg in 2019.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 31,957 kg in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
Sweden ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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).