All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … capita in Denmark

Denmark: All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … capita was 36.33 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
36.33 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
3rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
63.77 kg per person
in 1961
All-time low
36.33 kg per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Denmark, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 36.33 kg per person for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark peaked at 63.77 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 36.33 kg per person, in 2023.

That places Denmark 3rd 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: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … capita in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Denmark, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 63.77 kg per person —
1962 62.28 kg per person -2.3%
1963 60.05 kg per person -3.6%
1964 60.34 kg per person +0.5%
1965 61.17 kg per person +1.4%
1966 59.84 kg per person -2.2%
1967 59.22 kg per person -1.0%
1968 56.19 kg per person -5.1%
1969 54.51 kg per person -3.0%
1970 52.03 kg per person -4.5%
1971 50.88 kg per person -2.2%
1972 52.12 kg per person +2.4%
1973 51.94 kg per person -0.3%
1974 51.2 kg per person -1.4%
1975 50.47 kg per person -1.4%
1976 50.65 kg per person +0.4%
1977 50.99 kg per person +0.7%
1978 52.46 kg per person +2.9%
1979 53.27 kg per person +1.5%
1980 53.72 kg per person +0.8%
1981 52.85 kg per person -1.6%
1982 51.18 kg per person -3.1%
1983 51.14 kg per person -0.1%
1984 48.68 kg per person -4.8%
1985 48.11 kg per person -1.2%
1986 46.98 kg per person -2.3%
1987 46.09 kg per person -1.9%
1988 44.24 kg per person -4.0%
1989 44.18 kg per person -0.1%
1990 44.44 kg per person +0.6%
1991 45.17 kg per person +1.7%
1992 45.89 kg per person +1.6%
1993 47.09 kg per person +2.6%
1994 46.36 kg per person -1.5%
1995 46.35 kg per person -0.0%
1996 45.56 kg per person -1.7%
1997 45.84 kg per person +0.6%
1998 46.72 kg per person +1.9%
1999 44.95 kg per person -3.8%
2000 45.3 kg per person +0.8%
2001 46.7 kg per person +3.1%
2002 46.09 kg per person -1.3%
2003 45.6 kg per person -1.1%
2004 45.23 kg per person -0.8%
2005 45.07 kg per person -0.3%
2006 44.17 kg per person -2.0%
2007 44.86 kg per person +1.6%
2008 42.57 kg per person -5.1%
2009 41.74 kg per person -1.9%
2010 43.44 kg per person +4.1%
2011 42.72 kg per person -1.6%
2012 41.83 kg per person -2.1%
2013 41.17 kg per person -1.6%
2014 40.93 kg per person -0.6%
2015 40.92 kg per person -0.0%
2016 40.53 kg per person -0.9%
2017 40.24 kg per person -0.7%
2018 40.5 kg per person +0.6%
2019 40.49 kg per person -0.0%
2020 41.64 kg per person +2.8%
2021 40.79 kg per person -2.0%
2022 37.36 kg per person -8.4%
2023 36.33 kg per person -2.8%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 36.33 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.33 kg per person, 5.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 36.33 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7 kg per person, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 59.71 kg per person 54.51 kg per person 63.77 kg per person 9
1970s 51.6 kg per person 50.47 kg per person 53.27 kg per person 10
1980s 48.72 kg per person 44.18 kg per person 53.72 kg per person 10
1990s 45.84 kg per person 44.44 kg per person 47.09 kg per person 10
2000s 44.73 kg per person 41.74 kg per person 46.7 kg per person 10
2010s 41.28 kg per person 40.24 kg per person 43.44 kg per person 10
2020s 39.03 kg per person 36.33 kg per person 41.64 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Mongolia 63.91 kg per person compare
  2. 2 Ireland 60.8 kg per person compare
  3. 4 Belarus 29.84 kg per person compare
  4. 5 New Zealand 25.39 kg per person compare
  5. 6 Tuvalu 18.57 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark?
All animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark was 36.33 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 63.77 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 36.33 kg per person in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
Denmark ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 9,878 data points, 1961–2023
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All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.