Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.7344 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Denmark stood at 0.7344 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Denmark peaked at 1.52 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.32 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Denmark 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.43 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.24 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 1.21 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9749 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9797 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8804 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8682 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8622 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.81 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6968 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.725 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6629 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6609 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6813 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5813 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5587 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5769 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5989 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5618 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5722 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5627 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5519 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5164 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4966 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5203 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4709 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4907 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4974 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5309 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4716 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4715 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5133 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6416 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5179 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5662 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4765 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4306 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.436 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4348 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4393 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4286 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.433 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4299 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3715 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.32 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3666 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4042 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3746 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4434 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4319 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4465 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5219 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.53 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5182 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5114 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6726 kg per person | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6577 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7989 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7896 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7937 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8226 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7344 kg per person | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.8622 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6553 kg per person | 0.5587 kg per person | 0.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5241 kg per person | 0.4709 kg per person | 0.5722 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5056 kg per person | 0.4306 kg per person | 0.6416 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4002 kg per person | 0.32 kg per person | 0.4393 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5532 kg per person | 0.4319 kg per person | 0.7989 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7851 kg per person | 0.7344 kg per person | 0.8226 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Denmark?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Denmark was 0.7344 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.