All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Germany
Germany: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 3,220 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3,220 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany peaked at 5,923 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,960 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Germany 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,038 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5,132 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 5,076 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 5,070 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 5,111 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 5,206 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 5,280 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 5,322 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 5,342 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 5,347 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5,361 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 5,288 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5,356 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 5,480 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 5,501 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 5,487 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5,507 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5,608 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 5,684 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5,701 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5,767 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5,780 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5,767 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5,888 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 5,923 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5,905 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 5,812 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 5,692 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5,606 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 5,490 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 5,089 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 4,532 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 4,409 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 4,355 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 4,329 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 4,284 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 4,275 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4,177 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,151 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,062 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,042 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,998 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,913 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3,804 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,808 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,732 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3,754 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,804 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,800 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,738 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3,729 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,747 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,810 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,786 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,772 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,744 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,722 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,310 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 3,238 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3,048 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 2,960 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,220 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3,220 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3,220 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,175 kg per square kilometre | 5,038 kg per square kilometre | 5,342 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,462 kg per square kilometre | 5,288 kg per square kilometre | 5,684 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,784 kg per square kilometre | 5,606 kg per square kilometre | 5,923 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,509 kg per square kilometre | 4,151 kg per square kilometre | 5,490 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,872 kg per square kilometre | 3,732 kg per square kilometre | 4,062 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,660 kg per square kilometre | 3,238 kg per square kilometre | 3,810 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,179 kg per square kilometre | 2,960 kg per square kilometre | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany was 3,220 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5,923 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,960 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 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.