Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.7178 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7178 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark peaked at 1.48 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3128 kg per person, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 15th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.4 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.21 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 1.18 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.953 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9576 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8606 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8487 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8428 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7918 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6811 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7087 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.648 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6461 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.666 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5682 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5461 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.564 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5855 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5491 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5593 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5501 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5395 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5048 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4854 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5086 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4603 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4797 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4862 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5189 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.461 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4609 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5018 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6272 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5062 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5535 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4658 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4209 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4262 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.425 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4294 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4189 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4233 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4203 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3631 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3128 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3583 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3951 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3661 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4334 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4222 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4364 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5101 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.518 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5066 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4999 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6575 kg per person | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6429 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7809 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7718 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7758 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8041 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7178 kg per person | -10.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7178 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.7178 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4859 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.8428 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6405 kg per person | 0.5461 kg per person | 0.7918 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5123 kg per person | 0.4603 kg per person | 0.5593 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4942 kg per person | 0.4209 kg per person | 0.6272 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3912 kg per person | 0.3128 kg per person | 0.4294 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5408 kg per person | 0.4222 kg per person | 0.7809 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7674 kg per person | 0.7178 kg per person | 0.8041 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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- 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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark was 0.7178 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3128 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.