Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.6551 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6551 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Denmark peaked at 1.05 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.261 kg per square kilometre, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 107th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9976 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8682 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.858 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6959 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 0.705 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6386 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6336 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6326 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5989 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5187 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5429 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4993 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5002 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5171 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4423 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4264 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4417 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4597 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4317 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4395 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.432 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4234 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3959 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3809 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3622 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3776 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.383 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4094 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3646 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3658 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3995 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.501 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4065 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.447 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3778 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3481 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3483 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3531 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3456 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3501 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3485 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.261 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3331 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3103 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.369 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3609 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3745 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4395 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4486 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4418 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4394 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5817 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5716 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6968 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6906 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6973 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6551 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.6551 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.6551 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2707 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7866 kg per square kilometre | 0.6326 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4947 kg per square kilometre | 0.4264 kg per square kilometre | 0.5989 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4026 kg per square kilometre | 0.3622 kg per square kilometre | 0.4395 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3962 kg per square kilometre | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | 0.501 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3252 kg per square kilometre | 0.261 kg per square kilometre | 0.3531 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4724 kg per square kilometre | 0.3609 kg per square kilometre | 0.6968 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6928 kg per square kilometre | 0.6551 kg per square kilometre | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Denmark?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Denmark was 0.6551 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.261 kg per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Denmark ranks 107th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture 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.