Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Finland
Finland: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.329 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Finland is 0.329 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Finland peaked at 1.04 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1776 kg per person, in 1989.
Finland ranks 118th of 159 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9334 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7914 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7341 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6574 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5735 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5642 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5035 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5171 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6161 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5716 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.502 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4679 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4674 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3954 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3547 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3318 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3369 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3565 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3334 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3235 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3236 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3223 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1834 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2075 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2129 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2007 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1929 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1776 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1832 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3202 kg per person | +74.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3235 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3576 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3581 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4672 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 0.439 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4394 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3746 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3105 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2897 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2784 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2775 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.284 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3137 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2574 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3333 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3393 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3461 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3317 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3526 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3605 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3613 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.375 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3798 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4263 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4285 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.426 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4229 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3948 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3815 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.356 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3577 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.329 kg per person | -8.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.329 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.329 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 kg per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +74.8% | 0.1832 kg per person | 0.3202 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7012 kg per person | 0.5035 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.44 kg per person | 0.3318 kg per person | 0.6161 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2478 kg per person | 0.1776 kg per person | 0.3334 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3573 kg per person | 0.1832 kg per person | 0.4672 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3051 kg per person | 0.2574 kg per person | 0.3461 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3928 kg per person | 0.3526 kg per person | 0.4285 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3561 kg per person | 0.329 kg per person | 0.3815 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Finland?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Finland was 0.329 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1776 kg per person in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Finland ranks 118th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.