Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark

Denmark: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 48.15 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48.15 %
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
107th
of 201 countries
All-time high
61.81 %
in 2009
All-time low
21.72 %
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Denmark, 1961–2023

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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 107th of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 104 Finland 48.94 % compare
  2. 105 Mauritania 48.78 % compare
  3. 106 Guinea-Bissau 48.28 % compare
  4. 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.69 % compare
  5. 109 China, mainland 47.32 % compare
  6. 110 Luxembourg 46.95 % compare

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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 107th out of 201 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).