Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Denmark

Denmark: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 7.76 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.76 million kg
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
115th
of 206 countries
All-time high
19.62 million kg
in 1961
All-time low
7.76 million kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Denmark, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches in Denmark stood at 7.76 million kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches in Denmark peaked at 19.62 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7.76 million kg, in 2023.

Denmark ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.10 million kg 16.38 million kg 19.62 million kg 9
1970s 16.03 million kg 14.73 million kg 16.64 million kg 10
1980s 14.09 million kg 11.89 million kg 15.89 million kg 10
1990s 11.22 million kg 10.09 million kg 11.97 million kg 10
2000s 8.97 million kg 8.25 million kg 10.17 million kg 10
2010s 8.41 million kg 8.10 million kg 8.69 million kg 10
2020s 7.95 million kg 7.76 million kg 8.10 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 112 Sierra Leone 8.16 million kg compare
  2. 113 Ukraine 7.97 million kg compare
  3. 114 Armenia 7.81 million kg compare
  4. 116 Portugal 7.74 million kg compare
  5. 117 El Salvador 7.34 million kg compare
  6. 118 Sweden 7.07 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches in Denmark?
Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches in Denmark was 7.76 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 19.62 million kg in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 7.76 million kg in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches?
Denmark ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,919 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).