Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2,148 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2,148 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 4,295 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,148 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Germany 16th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,788 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,836 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,842 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3,799 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 3,817 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 3,930 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 3,994 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 4,007 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 4,032 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 4,027 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3,977 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 3,928 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 3,982 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4,063 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4,075 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4,076 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,073 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4,127 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 4,163 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4,174 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4,207 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 4,232 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4,235 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 4,287 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 4,295 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4,271 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4,167 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4,084 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 4,032 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3,932 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3,703 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 3,321 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 3,176 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,130 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,137 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,120 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3,096 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,983 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,915 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2,848 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,822 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,758 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2,661 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2,585 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2,549 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,488 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,477 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,542 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,534 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,513 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,479 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,467 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,492 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,519 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,502 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,464 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,434 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,370 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,311 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2,248 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 2,197 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 2,187 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,148 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2,148 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2,148 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,894 kg per square kilometre | 3,788 kg per square kilometre | 4,032 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,049 kg per square kilometre | 3,928 kg per square kilometre | 4,163 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,198 kg per square kilometre | 4,032 kg per square kilometre | 4,295 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,251 kg per square kilometre | 2,915 kg per square kilometre | 3,932 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,626 kg per square kilometre | 2,477 kg per square kilometre | 2,848 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,455 kg per square kilometre | 2,311 kg per square kilometre | 2,519 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,195 kg per square kilometre | 2,148 kg per square kilometre | 2,248 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 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
- 17 Nicaragua 2,102 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 El Salvador 1,959 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Burundi 1,925 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Germany?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Germany was 2,148 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4,295 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,148 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 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.