Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Germany
Germany: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.164 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Germany is 0.164 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Germany peaked at 0.3088 kg per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.164 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Germany 13th out of 149 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2115 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2267 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2147 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2216 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.228 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2236 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2258 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2356 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2335 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2352 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.252 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2453 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2478 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2552 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2598 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2573 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2626 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2732 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2833 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2837 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2908 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2891 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.285 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3019 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.305 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3084 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3088 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.298 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2865 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.277 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.248 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2081 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2103 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2061 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1947 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1865 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1906 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1946 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2062 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2007 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2016 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2037 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2054 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2002 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2097 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2073 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2123 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2092 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2118 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2087 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2146 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2252 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.221 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2253 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2179 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.214 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2148 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2053 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2018 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2018 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1839 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1654 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.164 kg per person | -0.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.164 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0649 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.164 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0854 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2246 kg per person | 0.2115 kg per person | 0.2356 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2572 kg per person | 0.2352 kg per person | 0.2833 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2957 kg per person | 0.2837 kg per person | 0.3088 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2122 kg per person | 0.1865 kg per person | 0.277 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2062 kg per person | 0.2002 kg per person | 0.2123 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2149 kg per person | 0.2018 kg per person | 0.2253 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1788 kg per person | 0.164 kg per person | 0.2018 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Germany?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Germany was 0.164 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3088 kg per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.164 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.