All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Germany
Germany: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 763.75 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Germany is 763.75 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Germany peaked at 1,471 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 763.75 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Germany 8th 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: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1,327 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,343 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1,347 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,331 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1,402 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1,421 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,446 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,468 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,437 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,406 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1,381 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,334 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 1,097 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,030 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,029 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,002 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 976.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 969.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 957.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 938.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 914.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 917.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 897.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 901.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 914.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 914.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 906.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 902.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 914.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 916.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 929.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 919 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 905.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 901.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 873.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 854.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 840.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 802.91 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 775.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 763.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 763.75 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.06 kg per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Germany's 763.75 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 178.95 kg per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,301 kg per square kilometre | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | 1,347 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | 1,331 kg per square kilometre | 1,421 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,440 kg per square kilometre | 1,381 kg per square kilometre | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | 1,002 kg per square kilometre | 1,334 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 930.2 kg per square kilometre | 897.45 kg per square kilometre | 976.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 902.37 kg per square kilometre | 854.98 kg per square kilometre | 929.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 795.67 kg per square kilometre | 763.75 kg per square kilometre | 840.56 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)
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- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Germany?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Germany was 763.75 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,471 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 763.75 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.