Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0621 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0621 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.1274 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 kg per person, in 1962.
Sweden ranks 58th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0441 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0433 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0478 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0565 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0563 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0602 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0655 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0799 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0831 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0804 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0789 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0791 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0826 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0882 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0869 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0916 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0913 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0905 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0892 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0911 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0937 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0999 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1014 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1017 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0987 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.094 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0915 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0905 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0912 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0916 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.094 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0998 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1044 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1066 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1012 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1026 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0966 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.092 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0954 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0941 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0982 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0925 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0968 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1001 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1009 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1076 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1076 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1101 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1124 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1165 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1274 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.124 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1162 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1174 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1174 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1127 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1165 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1116 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0698 kg per person | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0687 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0647 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0628 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0621 kg per person | -1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0621 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0621 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -37.4% | 0.1116 kg per person | 0.0698 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0596 kg per person | 0.0433 kg per person | 0.0831 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0859 kg per person | 0.0789 kg per person | 0.0916 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0954 kg per person | 0.0905 kg per person | 0.1017 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0984 kg per person | 0.0916 kg per person | 0.1066 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.102 kg per person | 0.0925 kg per person | 0.1124 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1129 kg per person | 0.0698 kg per person | 0.1274 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0646 kg per person | 0.0621 kg per person | 0.0687 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sweden?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sweden was 0.0621 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1274 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Sweden rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.