Chickens, broilers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, broilers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.4781 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4781 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
110th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.7038 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.3535 kg per square kilometre
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Denmark stood at 0.4781 kg per square kilometre.
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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Denmark peaked at 0.7038 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3535 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
Denmark ranks 110th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7038 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6686 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5819 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.575 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4664 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4725 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.428 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4246 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.424 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4162 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.388 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4582 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3919 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.366 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.354 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3649 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3771 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3648 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3808 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3864 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3837 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3719 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3697 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3628 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3535 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3899 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3839 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4622 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4037 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4059 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5201 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5309 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4935 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5195 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5239 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5118 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5204 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5886 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6252 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6004 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5811 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4861 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.45 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5016 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5083 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4623 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4043 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5761 kg per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5125 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5201 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5137 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.518 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4755 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4415 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4789 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.527 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4809 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5456 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5041 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5089 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5316 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4781 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.4781 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4094 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.4781 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1716 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5272 kg per square kilometre | 0.424 kg per square kilometre | 0.7038 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3848 kg per square kilometre | 0.354 kg per square kilometre | 0.4582 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3845 kg per square kilometre | 0.3535 kg per square kilometre | 0.4622 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5018 kg per square kilometre | 0.4037 kg per square kilometre | 0.5886 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5195 kg per square kilometre | 0.4043 kg per square kilometre | 0.6252 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5014 kg per square kilometre | 0.4415 kg per square kilometre | 0.5456 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5057 kg per square kilometre | 0.4781 kg per square kilometre | 0.5316 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 107 Gabon 0.6184 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Central African Republic 0.6065 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Oman 0.5783 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Italy 0.4676 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Germany 0.4385 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Congo 0.4279 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, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Denmark?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Denmark was 0.4781 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7038 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3535 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Denmark ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.