Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 228.71 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
228.71 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
35th
of 168 countries
All-time high
350.95 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
154.19 kg per square kilometre
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 228.71 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 350.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 154.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Denmark ranks 35th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 333.41 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 290.19 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 286.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 232.6 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 235.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 213.43 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 211.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 211.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 203.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 183.45 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 205.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 181.2 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 174.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 174.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 164.94 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 165.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 164.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 168.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 167.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 169.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 167.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 163.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 158.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 154.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 154.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 157.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 158.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 179.38 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 169.14 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 162.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 190.98 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 199.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 206.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 197.62 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 205.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 190.91 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 187.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 205.16 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 214.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 208.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 202.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 179.87 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 170.58 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 175.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 170.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 165.62 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 156.6 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 195.75 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 189.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 190.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 190.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 202.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 193.66 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 184 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 192.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 228.7 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 215.5 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 252.52 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 241.13 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 243.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 254.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 228.71 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 228.71 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 228.71 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262.9 kg per square kilometre | 211.44 kg per square kilometre | 350.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 178.66 kg per square kilometre | 164.82 kg per square kilometre | 205.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.22 kg per square kilometre | 154.19 kg per square kilometre | 179.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 191.49 kg per square kilometre | 162.24 kg per square kilometre | 206.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 184.09 kg per square kilometre | 156.6 kg per square kilometre | 214.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.07 kg per square kilometre | 184 kg per square kilometre | 252.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.9 kg per square kilometre | 228.71 kg per square kilometre | 254.31 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 250.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Thailand 237.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Belarus 229.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Italy 216.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Portugal 216.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 202.7 kg per square kilometre 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Denmark was 228.71 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 350.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 154.19 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.