Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Denmark
Denmark: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 107 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
107 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
10th
of 168 countries
All-time high
171.51 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
42.63 kg per square kilometre
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 107 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark peaked at 171.51 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 42.63 kg per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Denmark 10th 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) … square in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 171.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 162.94 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 141.81 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 140.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 113.67 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 115.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 104.3 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 103.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 103.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 97.82 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 84.73 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 88.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 81.56 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 81.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 84.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 72.24 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 69.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 72.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 75.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 70.51 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 71.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 70.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 69.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 64.67 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 62.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 65.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 59.15 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 61.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 62.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 66.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 59.55 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 59.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 65.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 81.84 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 66.4 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 73.01 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 61.7 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 55.95 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 56.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 56.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 57.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 56.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 57.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 56.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.32 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 42.63 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 49.05 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 54.41 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 50.68 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 60.27 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 58.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 71.79 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 73.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 72.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 71.76 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 95 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 93.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 113.81 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 112.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 113.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 118.97 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 107 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 107 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.78 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 107 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.96 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.48 kg per square kilometre | 103.33 kg per square kilometre | 171.51 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.8 kg per square kilometre | 69.64 kg per square kilometre | 97.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.75 kg per square kilometre | 59.15 kg per square kilometre | 71.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.72 kg per square kilometre | 55.95 kg per square kilometre | 81.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.12 kg per square kilometre | 42.63 kg per square kilometre | 57.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.15 kg per square kilometre | 58.95 kg per square kilometre | 113.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.17 kg per square kilometre | 107 kg per square kilometre | 118.97 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 7 Tuvalu 191.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Philippines 132.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Albania 109.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 China 106.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 105.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Japan 104.5 kg per square kilometre compare
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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Denmark was 107 kg per square kilometre 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 171.51 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.63 kg per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Denmark ranks 10th 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 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.