Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Germany
Germany: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 1,595 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1,595 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Germany peaked at 3,193 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,595 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,864 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,899 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 2,902 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 2,871 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 2,884 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,963 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 3,007 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 3,015 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3,032 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3,018 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 2,980 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,945 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 2,983 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 3,038 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 3,043 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 3,043 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,043 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,080 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3,104 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3,112 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 3,137 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3,161 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3,163 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,192 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 3,193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,173 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3,090 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 3,031 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2,992 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,904 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,722 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 2,452 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 2,352 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 2,320 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2,324 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,310 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,293 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,208 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2,156 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,104 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2,083 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,036 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,967 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,913 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,885 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,839 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,881 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,874 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,860 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,837 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,829 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,849 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,856 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,828 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,807 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,760 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,671 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,632 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,625 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,595 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,595 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 397.8 kg per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,937 kg per square kilometre | 2,864 kg per square kilometre | 3,032 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,028 kg per square kilometre | 2,945 kg per square kilometre | 3,104 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,124 kg per square kilometre | 2,992 kg per square kilometre | 3,193 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,404 kg per square kilometre | 2,156 kg per square kilometre | 2,904 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | 2,104 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,821 kg per square kilometre | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,631 kg per square kilometre | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | 1,671 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Germany?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Germany was 1,595 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3,193 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,595 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.