Use of fertilisers and animal manure and cultivation measures in agriculture

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The statistics on fertilizers cover the use of mineral fertilizers and manure. They show the supply of plant nutrients to different crops and the handling, storage and application of manure from different animal species. The presentation on cultivation measures in agriculture includes data on the choice of tillage techniques, the use of catch crops, liming of crop lands and more.

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Use of fertilisers and animal manure

Name	Type	Date
Use of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from fertilisers and animal manure	Table	2023-06-21

Cultivation measures

Name	Type	Date
Tillage methods before crops harvested 2022 (winter grain, spring barley and oats)	Table	2023-11-30
Total amount of calcium oxide (tonnes CaO) and magnesium (tonnes) in applied lime and amount per hectare on limed arable land (tonnes CaO/ha, kg magnesium/ha) 2022	Table	2023-11-30
Application of lime on arable land expressed as lime product (tonnes) and limed area (hectare, and percentage of total arable land) 2022	Table	2023-11-30
Temporary grasses for hay and silage (Ley) 2022 by type of leguminous plants	Table	2023-11-30
Set-aside (Fallow) 2022 by short and long term set-aside	Table	2023-11-30
Obtained manure 2012	Table

Sales of lime for agricultural and horticultural purposes, for lakes and woodlands

Name	Type	Date
Sales of lime	Graph
Sales of lime per hectare	Graph

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Cultivation measures in agriculture 2024. Utilisation of straw and tops	Swedish	Report	2025-10-16
Cultivation measures in agriculture 2022. Set-aside land, temporary grasses, preceding crops, tillage methods, catch crops and application of lime on arable land	Swedish	SM	2023-11-30
Use of fertilisers and animal manure in agriculture in 2021/22	Swedish	SM	2023-06-21
Cultivation measures in agriculture 2019. Set-aside land, temporary grasses, tillage methods, catch crops and application of lime on arable land	Swedish	SM	2020-11-25
Use of fertilisers and animal manure in agriculture in 2018/19	Swedish	SM	2020-06-17
Cultivation measures in agriculture 2016 Set-aside, ley, spring barley, oats and winter grain	Swedish	SM	2017-11-29
Use of fertilisers and animal manure in agriculture in 2015/16	Swedish	SM	2017-06-21
Cultivation measures in agriculture 2014. Set-aside, ley, spring barley, oats and winter grain	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2015-06-25
Use of fertilisers and animal manure in agriculture in 2012/13	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2014-06-26
Cultivation measures in agriculture 2012. Set-aside, ley, spring barley, oats, winter grain and utilisation of straw and tops	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2013-06-26

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