Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Denmark
Denmark: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.8701 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.8701 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Denmark peaked at 2.84 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8701 kg per person, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 68th of 167 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.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.84 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.75 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.6 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 2.53 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 2.55 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.47 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.35 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 2.23 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 2.08 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.98 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 2.01 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.12 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 2.2 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.17 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.19 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.18 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.16 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.12 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.07 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.03 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.92 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.83 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.74 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.64 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.57 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.54 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.55 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.54 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.44 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.42 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.42 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.35 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.33 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.26 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.25 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.26 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.19 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.09 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9934 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9796 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.983 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9636 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9502 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9289 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9265 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9105 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8952 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8701 kg per person | -2.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.8701 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.476 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.8701 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person | 2.84 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.12 kg per person | 1.98 kg per person | 2.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 kg per person | 1.54 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 1.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9887 kg per person | 0.9289 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9006 kg per person | 0.8701 kg per person | 0.9265 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 65 Luxembourg 0.9719 kg per person compare
- 66 Tajikistan 0.8745 kg per person compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 0.8705 kg per person compare
- 69 Rwanda 0.8618 kg per person compare
- 70 Oman 0.8586 kg per person compare
- 71 Guyana 0.8482 kg per person compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Denmark?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Denmark was 0.8701 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8701 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Denmark ranks 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.