Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Germany
Germany: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 333.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 333.54 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Germany peaked at 666.92 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 333.54 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Germany ranks 7th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 588.5 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 596.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 596.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 590.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 593.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 610.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 620.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 622.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 626.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 625.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 617.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 610.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 618.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 631.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 632.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 632.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 632.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 640.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 646.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 648.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 653.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 657.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 657.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 665.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 666.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 663.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 646.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 634.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 625.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 610.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 574.78 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 515.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 493.13 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 486 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 487 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 484.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 480.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 463.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 452.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 442.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 437.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 428.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 413.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 401.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 395.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 386.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 384.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 394.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 393.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 390.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 384.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 382.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 386.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 391.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 388.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 382.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 377.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 368.01 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 358.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 349.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 341.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 339.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 333.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 333.54 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.33 kg per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 333.54 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.9 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 604.94 kg per square kilometre | 588.5 kg per square kilometre | 626.3 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 628.85 kg per square kilometre | 610.16 kg per square kilometre | 646.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 651.9 kg per square kilometre | 625.99 kg per square kilometre | 666.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 504.73 kg per square kilometre | 452.56 kg per square kilometre | 610.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 407.68 kg per square kilometre | 384.59 kg per square kilometre | 442.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.17 kg per square kilometre | 358.88 kg per square kilometre | 391.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.82 kg per square kilometre | 333.54 kg per square kilometre | 349.11 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Germany?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Germany was 333.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 666.92 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 333.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.