Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark
Denmark: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 27.38 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark is 27.38 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark peaked at 35.14 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.95 kg/ha, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.95 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.44 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 13.39 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 15.14 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 15.25 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 14.62 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 14.87 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 15.97 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 15.7 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 14.22 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 15.9 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 15.83 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.95 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 16.55 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 14.14 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 12.96 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 15.83 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 15.91 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 16.35 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 15.12 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 15.64 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 17.2 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 14.2 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 19.99 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 1985 | 17.08 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 17.09 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.36 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 17.22 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 19.04 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 20.23 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 19.95 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 15.69 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 20.61 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 20.39 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 24.21 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 24.5 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 25.3 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.98 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 24.45 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.46 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 27.78 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.45 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 28.34 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 28.21 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.45 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 28.05 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 27.26 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 29.56 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 33.46 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 29.27 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 29.66 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.18 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 31.55 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.88 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 34.42 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.15 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 34.41 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 24.67 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 34.46 kg/ha | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 34.26 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.46 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 35.14 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 27.38 kg/ha | -22.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 27.38 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 27.38 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7 kg/ha | 12.95 kg/ha | 15.97 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.26 kg/ha | 12.96 kg/ha | 16.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.79 kg/ha | 14.2 kg/ha | 19.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.03 kg/ha | 15.69 kg/ha | 25.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6 kg/ha | 26.45 kg/ha | 33.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.56 kg/ha | 24.67 kg/ha | 34.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.06 kg/ha | 27.38 kg/ha | 35.14 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha compare
- 12 Austria 27.79 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.89 kg/ha compare
- 13 Tajikistan 27.76 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.36 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 4.15 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 25.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 25.21 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 17 Germany 25.17 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 1.51 kg/ha 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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Denmark was 27.38 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 35.14 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).