Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 35.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 35.05 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Denmark peaked at 51.59 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25.92 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
Denmark ranks 26th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.59 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 49.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 42.66 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 42.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 34.2 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 34.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 31.38 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 31.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 31.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 30.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 28.44 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 28.73 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 25.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 26.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 27.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 26.74 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 26.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 27.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 28.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 28.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 27.26 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 27.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 26.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 25.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 28.59 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 28.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 33.89 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 29.59 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 29.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 38.13 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 38.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 36.18 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 38.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 38.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 38.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 43.15 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 45.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 44.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 42.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 35.63 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 32.99 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 36.78 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 37.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33.89 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 29.64 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 42.24 kg per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2010 | 37.58 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 38.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 37.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 34.86 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 32.36 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 35.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 38.64 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 35.26 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 40 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 36.96 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 37.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 38.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 35.05 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.65 kg per square kilometre | 31.09 kg per square kilometre | 51.59 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.21 kg per square kilometre | 25.95 kg per square kilometre | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.19 kg per square kilometre | 25.92 kg per square kilometre | 33.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | 29.59 kg per square kilometre | 43.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.09 kg per square kilometre | 29.64 kg per square kilometre | 45.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.76 kg per square kilometre | 32.36 kg per square kilometre | 40 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.07 kg per square kilometre | 35.05 kg per square kilometre | 38.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 23 Tonga 38.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Malaysia 36.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 El Salvador 36.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 34.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Germany 32.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.08 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Denmark?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Denmark was 35.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 51.59 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.92 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.