Denmark vs France: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater

Denmark

20.05 milligrams per litre

in 2021

France

21.39 milligrams per litre

in 2021

Denmark rank

11th

France rank

8th

Average nitrate concentration in freshwater over time

France currently reports 21.39 milligrams per litre against 20.05 milligrams per litre in Denmark, a difference of 1.34 milligrams per litre.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and France ranks 8th of 34 countries.

Indicator: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater
Unit: milligrams per litre
Source: European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 655 data points, 1992–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average annual concentration of nitrate in groundwater.