Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Finland
Finland: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0086 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Finland is 0.0086 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Finland peaked at 0.0267 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 kg per person, in 1989.
Finland ranks 87th of 165 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Finland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0267 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0241 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0204 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0189 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.017 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0148 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0146 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.013 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0133 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0159 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.013 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0121 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0121 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0092 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 kg per person | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.005 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 kg per person | +73.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 kg per person | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0111 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.011 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.01 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 kg per person | -8.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0086 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0086 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 kg per person, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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 | +73.3% | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.013 kg per person | 0.0267 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0114 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0159 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0047 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Finland?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Finland was 0.0086 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0267 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 kg per person in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Finland ranks 87th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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.
About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.