All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Denmark
Denmark: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 6,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark is 6,102 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark peaked at 9,117 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,102 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Denmark 6th out of 170 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.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,117 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8,941 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 8,653 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 8,699 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 8,877 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 8,788 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 8,729 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 8,339 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 8,101 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 7,758 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 7,604 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 7,820 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 7,915 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7,916 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,830 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 7,885 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 7,948 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 8,146 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 8,242 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 8,269 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 8,128 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 7,878 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 7,864 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7,500 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 7,366 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 7,176 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 7,020 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 6,757 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 6,742 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6,797 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,904 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6,992 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7,155 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 7,038 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 7,063 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 7,004 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7,036 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7,165 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 6,908 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 6,966 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,195 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 7,078 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 7,006 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6,932 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,917 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6,797 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6,925 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6,647 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 6,543 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6,837 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 6,757 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6,683 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6,606 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,572 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6,611 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6,605 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,593 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,645 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6,655 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6,832 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6,726 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6,270 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 6,102 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 6,102 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 6,102 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,694 kg per square kilometre | 8,101 kg per square kilometre | 9,117 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,906 kg per square kilometre | 7,604 kg per square kilometre | 8,242 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,470 kg per square kilometre | 6,742 kg per square kilometre | 8,269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,006 kg per square kilometre | 6,797 kg per square kilometre | 7,165 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,900 kg per square kilometre | 6,543 kg per square kilometre | 7,195 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,656 kg per square kilometre | 6,572 kg per square kilometre | 6,837 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,483 kg per square kilometre | 6,102 kg per square kilometre | 6,832 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark was 6,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9,117 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.