Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Germany
Germany: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.2962 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Germany stood at 0.2962 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Germany peaked at 0.5577 kg per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2962 kg per person, in 2023.
Germany ranks 28th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3819 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4094 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3877 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4003 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4118 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4037 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4078 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4254 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4216 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4248 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.455 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4429 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4476 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4608 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4692 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4646 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4742 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4934 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5115 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5124 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5252 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5221 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5146 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5451 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5508 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5569 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5577 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5381 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5175 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5002 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4478 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3758 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3798 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3722 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3515 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3369 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3441 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3513 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3723 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3625 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.364 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3709 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3615 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3786 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3743 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3833 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3778 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3825 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3769 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3875 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4066 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3992 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4068 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3935 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3865 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3879 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3708 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3645 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3644 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.332 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2986 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2962 kg per person | -0.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.2962 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.177 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.2962 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1604 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4055 kg per person | 0.3819 kg per person | 0.4254 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4644 kg per person | 0.4248 kg per person | 0.5115 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.534 kg per person | 0.5124 kg per person | 0.5577 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3832 kg per person | 0.3369 kg per person | 0.5002 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3723 kg per person | 0.3615 kg per person | 0.3833 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.388 kg per person | 0.3645 kg per person | 0.4068 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3228 kg per person | 0.2962 kg per person | 0.3644 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Germany?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Germany was 0.2962 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5577 kg per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2962 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.