Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.4206 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.4206 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.8627 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2934 kg per person, in 1962.
Sweden ranks 108th 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2984 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2934 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3233 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3829 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3813 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4075 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4438 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5407 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5625 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5446 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5341 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5359 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5591 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5974 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5883 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6201 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6185 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6126 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6038 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6169 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6344 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6763 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6864 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6885 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.668 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6368 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6193 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6125 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6173 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6204 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6362 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6758 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7067 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7216 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.685 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6945 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6543 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.623 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6462 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6373 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6646 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.626 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6551 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6777 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6833 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7287 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7283 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7451 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7609 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7886 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8627 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8396 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7865 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7949 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7945 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7628 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7889 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7554 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4728 kg per person | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.465 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4383 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4255 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4206 kg per person | -1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.4206 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7181 kg per person, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.4206 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 kg per person, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.7554 kg per person | 0.4728 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4037 kg per person | 0.2934 kg per person | 0.5625 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5814 kg per person | 0.5341 kg per person | 0.6201 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6456 kg per person | 0.6125 kg per person | 0.6885 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6663 kg per person | 0.6204 kg per person | 0.7216 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6907 kg per person | 0.626 kg per person | 0.7609 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7647 kg per person | 0.4728 kg per person | 0.8627 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4374 kg per person | 0.4206 kg per person | 0.465 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
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- 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sweden?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sweden was 0.4206 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8627 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2934 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Sweden rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 108th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.