Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita was 0.7197 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark is 0.7197 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark peaked at 1.49 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3136 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 management (manure treated, N) … capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.49 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.4 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.21 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9554 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9601 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8628 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8509 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8449 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7938 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6828 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7105 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6496 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6477 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6677 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5697 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5475 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5654 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.587 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5505 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5607 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5515 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5408 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5061 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4866 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5099 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4615 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4809 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4875 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5202 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4622 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4621 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5031 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6288 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5075 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5549 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.467 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.422 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4273 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4261 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4305 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.42 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4244 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4213 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3641 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3136 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3592 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3962 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3671 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4345 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4233 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4375 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5114 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5194 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5079 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5011 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6592 kg per person | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6445 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7829 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7738 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7778 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8062 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7197 kg per person | -10.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7197 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 0.7197 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4871 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.8449 kg per person | 1.49 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6422 kg per person | 0.5475 kg per person | 0.7938 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5136 kg per person | 0.4615 kg per person | 0.5607 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4955 kg per person | 0.422 kg per person | 0.6288 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3922 kg per person | 0.3136 kg per person | 0.4305 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5422 kg per person | 0.4233 kg per person | 0.7829 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7694 kg per person | 0.7197 kg per person | 0.8062 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark was 0.7197 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3136 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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.