Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Sweden
Sweden: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) was 3,269 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Sweden, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Sweden is 3,269 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 left on pasture in Sweden peaked at 295,795 kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,269 kg, in 2020.
That places Sweden 187th 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119,303 kg | — |
| 1962 | 102,942 kg | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 102,030 kg | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 103,957 kg | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 97,055 kg | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 92,587 kg | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 94,999 kg | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 108,112 kg | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 121,774 kg | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 126,089 kg | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 136,854 kg | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 128,421 kg | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 125,873 kg | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 130,430 kg | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 126,193 kg | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 119,186 kg | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 121,112 kg | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 124,947 kg | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 133,724 kg | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 137,793 kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 133,109 kg | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 135,427 kg | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 137,283 kg | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 137,369 kg | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 121,521 kg | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 126,418 kg | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 126,183 kg | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 127,605 kg | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 129,851 kg | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 127,767 kg | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 104,771 kg | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 102,868 kg | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 109,765 kg | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 117,787 kg | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 132,173 kg | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 131,751 kg | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 126,373 kg | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 129,866 kg | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 133,911 kg | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 142,698 kg | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 155,135 kg | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 157,918 kg | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 164,672 kg | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 175,357 kg | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 210,818 kg | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 182,421 kg | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 190,801 kg | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 196,520 kg | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 199,242 kg | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 198,394 kg | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 217,541 kg | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 226,434 kg | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 235,296 kg | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 228,943 kg | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 252,842 kg | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 262,242 kg | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 270,316 kg | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 277,087 kg | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 295,795 kg | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 3,269 kg | -98.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3,269 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 394,596 kg, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3,269 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183,726 kg, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) 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% | 295,795 kg | 3,269 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104,751 kg | 92,587 kg | 121,774 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,283 kg | 119,186 kg | 136,854 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,256 kg | 121,521 kg | 137,793 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,703 kg | 102,868 kg | 133,911 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,558 kg | 142,698 kg | 210,818 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,489 kg | 198,394 kg | 295,795 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,269 kg | 3,269 kg | 3,269 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 184 Tonga 4,106 kg compare
- 185 Iceland 3,683 kg compare
- 186 Solomon Islands 3,380 kg compare
- 188 Luxembourg 2,199 kg compare
- 189 Tuvalu 687.29 kg compare
- 190 Cook Islands 389.67 kg compare
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 — manure left on pasture in Sweden?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Sweden was 3,269 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 295,795 kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,269 kg in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Sweden ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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).