Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark
Denmark: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 48.15 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark stood at 48.15 %.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark peaked at 61.81 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.72 %, in 1976.
Denmark ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 31.89 % | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 30.53 % | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 32.8 % | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 29.82 % | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 27.31 % | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 27.13 % | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 29.22 % | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 27.75 % | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 25.31 % | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 27.3 % | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 26.02 % | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 23.27 % | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 29.07 % | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 23.71 % | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 21.72 % | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 25.78 % | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 25.4 % | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 25.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.54 % | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 26 % | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 28.68 % | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 22.71 % | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 34.97 % | +54.0% |
| 1985 | 33.11 % | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 33.62 % | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 31.38 % | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 33.93 % | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 36.01 % | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 40.02 % | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 39.39 % | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.95 % | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 37.73 % | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 36.04 % | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 42.44 % | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 42.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 45.19 % | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 46.43 % | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 45.74 % | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.67 % | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 49.97 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 48.29 % | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 50.23 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 52.75 % | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 53.75 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.62 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 47.85 % | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 53.96 % | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 61.81 % | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 53.67 % | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 53.65 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.22 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 57.57 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 58.62 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 57.86 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 49.5 % | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 56.65 % | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 38.89 % | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 54.26 % | +39.5% |
| 2020 | 51.49 % | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 52.3 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.11 % | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 48.15 % | -21.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 48.15 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 48.15 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.98 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.55 % | 27.13 % | 32.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.31 % | 21.72 % | 29.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.5 % | 22.71 % | 36.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.75 % | 31.95 % | 46.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.79 % | 47.85 % | 61.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.69 % | 38.89 % | 58.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.26 % | 48.15 % | 61.11 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 93 Finland 48.94 % compare
- 94 Mauritania 48.78 % compare
- 95 Guinea-Bissau 48.28 % compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.69 % compare
- 98 China, mainland 47.32 % compare
- 99 Luxembourg 46.95 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark was 48.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 61.81 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.72 % in 1976.
- How does Denmark rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Denmark ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).