Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway
Norway: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.7676 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway is 0.7676 kg per person, measured 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 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway peaked at 1.13 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7676 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Norway 12th out of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9936 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9905 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9921 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.02 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9858 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9417 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8745 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8328 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8038 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8043 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7919 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.791 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8008 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8524 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8791 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9268 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9428 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.02 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.06 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.1 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.09 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.04 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9985 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.04 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.07 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.07 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.02 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9791 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9309 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9126 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9169 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9129 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.898 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8591 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8656 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8609 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8871 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9151 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8859 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.875 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8339 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8252 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8097 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7983 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7676 kg per person | -3.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.7676 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 24.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.7676 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.9417 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8357 kg per person | 0.791 kg per person | 0.9268 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.9428 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9954 kg per person | 0.9126 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8793 kg per person | 0.8339 kg per person | 0.9151 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8002 kg per person | 0.7676 kg per person | 0.8252 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 9 Ireland 1.36 kg per person compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1.17 kg per person compare
- 11 Albania 0.9671 kg per person compare
- 13 Tajikistan 0.7402 kg per person compare
- 14 Bulgaria 0.7158 kg per person compare
- 15 North Macedonia 0.621 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Norway was 0.7676 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7676 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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.
About this data
Sheep — 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.