Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2,560 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark is 2,560 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 6,580 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,560 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 12th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,580 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6,426 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 6,158 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 6,017 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 6,085 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 6,115 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 5,977 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 5,750 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 5,498 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 5,063 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 4,863 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 4,969 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5,227 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 5,415 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 5,363 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 5,421 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 5,417 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 5,384 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5,299 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 5,161 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 5,070 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 4,982 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 4,974 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4,774 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 4,534 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 4,342 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 4,087 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 3,919 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 3,849 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 3,866 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3,829 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 3,735 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3,745 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,616 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3,602 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3,603 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,481 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3,413 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3,259 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3,229 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 3,262 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,128 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,017 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2,884 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2,691 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,724 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,739 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,716 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,762 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2,753 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,833 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,836 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,744 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,728 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,763 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,732 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,712 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,665 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,667 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,634 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,612 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,560 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2,560 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2,560 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,067 kg per square kilometre | 5,498 kg per square kilometre | 6,580 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,242 kg per square kilometre | 4,863 kg per square kilometre | 5,421 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,569 kg per square kilometre | 3,849 kg per square kilometre | 5,161 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,615 kg per square kilometre | 3,259 kg per square kilometre | 3,866 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,915 kg per square kilometre | 2,691 kg per square kilometre | 3,262 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,753 kg per square kilometre | 2,665 kg per square kilometre | 2,836 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,618 kg per square kilometre | 2,560 kg per square kilometre | 2,667 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 9 Switzerland 2,681 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 2,669 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Rwanda 2,621 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 New Zealand 2,534 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Haiti 2,479 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Costa Rica 2,200 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Denmark
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark was 2,560 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6,580 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,560 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.