All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Denmark
Denmark: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 1,149 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,149 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Denmark peaked at 1,560 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,149 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 3rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,533 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1,506 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1,536 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1,517 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1,510 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 1,406 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 1,358 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1,351 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1,372 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,416 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1,303 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,205 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,212 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,262 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,301 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,287 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,273 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,288 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,332 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,317 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,303 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,294 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,294 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,272 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,297 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,223 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,278 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,262 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,241 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,226 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,233 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,232 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,234 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,175 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1,149 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.28 kg per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1,149 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 142 kg per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | 1,406 kg per square kilometre | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,376 kg per square kilometre | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | 1,212 kg per square kilometre | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | 1,223 kg per square kilometre | 1,332 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,243 kg per square kilometre | 1,226 kg per square kilometre | 1,278 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,221 kg per square kilometre | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Denmark?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Denmark was 1,149 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,560 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,149 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Denmark ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.