Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.2154 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.2154 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark peaked at 0.4451 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0939 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Denmark 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … applied capita leaches in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4451 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4196 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3623 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3552 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2859 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2873 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2582 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2546 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2528 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2375 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2043 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2126 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1944 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1938 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1998 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1705 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1638 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1692 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1756 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1647 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1678 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.165 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1618 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1514 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1456 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1526 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1381 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1439 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1459 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1557 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1383 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1383 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1505 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1882 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1519 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.166 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1397 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1263 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1279 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1275 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1288 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1257 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.127 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1261 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1089 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0939 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1075 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1185 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1098 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.13 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1267 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1309 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.153 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1554 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.152 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.15 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1972 kg per person | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1929 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2343 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2315 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2328 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2412 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2154 kg per person | -10.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2154 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1025 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2154 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1458 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3246 kg per person | 0.2528 kg per person | 0.4451 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1922 kg per person | 0.1638 kg per person | 0.2375 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1537 kg per person | 0.1381 kg per person | 0.1678 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1483 kg per person | 0.1263 kg per person | 0.1882 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1174 kg per person | 0.0939 kg per person | 0.1288 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1622 kg per person | 0.1267 kg per person | 0.2343 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2302 kg per person | 0.2154 kg per person | 0.2412 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark was 0.2154 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4451 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0939 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.