Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway
Norway: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.7769 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.7769 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway peaked at 1.14 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7769 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Norway 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.04 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.05 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 1 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9588 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8902 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.848 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8177 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8175 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8045 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8035 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8129 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8648 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8918 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9411 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9578 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.08 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.12 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.05 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.11 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.09 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9903 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9419 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9231 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9271 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9228 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9078 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8685 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8747 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.87 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8964 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9246 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8949 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8839 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8426 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8341 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8189 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8076 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7769 kg per person | -3.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.7769 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0332 kg per person, 23.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.7769 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2273 kg per person, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9588 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8492 kg per person | 0.8035 kg per person | 0.9411 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9578 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.9231 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8886 kg per person | 0.8426 kg per person | 0.9246 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8094 kg per person | 0.7769 kg per person | 0.8341 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 12 Albania 1.16 kg per person compare
- 13 Mauritania 0.9553 kg per person compare
- 14 Tajikistan 0.8917 kg per person compare
- 16 Bulgaria 0.7549 kg per person compare
- 17 Afghanistan 0.7456 kg per person compare
- 18 South Sudan 0.7127 kg per person compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway was 0.7769 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7769 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.