All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Denmark

Denmark: All Animals — Losses from manure treated was 67.58 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
67.58 million kg
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
28th
of 211 countries
All-time high
94.44 million kg
in 1965
All-time low
67.58 million kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Denmark, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 67.58 million kg for all animals — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated in Denmark peaked at 94.44 million kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 67.58 million kg, in 2023.

Denmark ranks 28th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 91.83 million kg 86.52 million kg 94.44 million kg 9
1970s 83.77 million kg 81.32 million kg 87.67 million kg 10
1980s 79.93 million kg 71.98 million kg 88.46 million kg 10
1990s 75.64 million kg 72.66 million kg 78.28 million kg 10
2000s 76.43 million kg 72.61 million kg 78.43 million kg 10
2010s 73.62 million kg 72.60 million kg 75.94 million kg 10
2020s 71.76 million kg 67.58 million kg 75.97 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 25 Belgium-Luxembourg 76.33 million kg compare
  2. 26 Pakistan 74.12 million kg compare
  3. 27 Belarus 72.98 million kg compare
  4. 29 New Zealand 65.62 million kg compare
  5. 30 Ukraine 61.46 million kg compare
  6. 31 Kazakhstan 58.94 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — losses from manure treated in Denmark?
All animals — losses from manure treated in Denmark was 67.58 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 94.44 million kg in 1965.
What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 67.58 million kg in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for all animals — losses from manure treated?
Denmark ranks 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).