Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1262 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.1262 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.2588 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.088 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0895 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.088 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.097 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1149 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1144 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1222 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1331 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1622 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1688 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1634 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1602 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1608 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1677 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1792 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1765 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.186 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1855 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1838 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1812 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1851 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1903 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2029 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2059 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2065 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2004 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.191 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1858 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1837 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1852 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1861 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1909 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2027 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.212 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2165 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2055 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2083 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1963 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1869 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1939 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1912 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1994 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1878 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1965 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2033 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.205 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2186 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2185 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2235 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2283 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2366 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2588 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2519 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2359 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2385 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2384 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2288 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2367 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2266 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1418 kg per person | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1395 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1315 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1276 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1262 kg per person | -1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.1262 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2154 kg per person, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.1262 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7018 kg per person, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.2266 kg per person | 0.1418 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1211 kg per person | 0.088 kg per person | 0.1688 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1744 kg per person | 0.1602 kg per person | 0.186 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1937 kg per person | 0.1837 kg per person | 0.2065 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1999 kg per person | 0.1861 kg per person | 0.2165 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2072 kg per person | 0.1878 kg per person | 0.2283 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2294 kg per person | 0.1418 kg per person | 0.2588 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1312 kg per person | 0.1262 kg per person | 0.1395 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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sweden?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sweden was 0.1262 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2588 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.088 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Sweden rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 108th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.