Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Denmark
Denmark: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 241.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
241.57 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
40th
of 168 countries
All-time high
383.69 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
168.73 kg per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 241.57 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark peaked at 383.69 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 168.73 kg per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Denmark 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 383.69 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 356.86 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 307.51 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 312.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 259.19 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 272.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 247.89 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 239.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 243.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 242.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 217.45 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 241.72 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 219.53 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 214.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 199.92 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 190.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 193.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 191.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 207.58 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 201.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 202.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 196.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 200.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 187.77 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 186.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 190.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 180.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 179.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 205.36 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 189.05 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 188.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 212.17 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 231.65 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 234.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 227.89 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 226.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 219.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 208.25 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 241.83 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 245.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 240.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 234.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 202.45 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 183.53 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 187.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 182.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 178.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 168.73 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 207.58 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 203.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 204.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 212.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 216.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 207.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 200.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 207.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 246.22 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 231.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 261.73 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 255.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 250.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 266 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 241.57 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 241.57 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 132.06 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 241.57 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.25 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 291.46 kg per square kilometre | 239.21 kg per square kilometre | 383.69 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 211.88 kg per square kilometre | 190.29 kg per square kilometre | 242.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 193.04 kg per square kilometre | 179.27 kg per square kilometre | 205.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 217.98 kg per square kilometre | 188.87 kg per square kilometre | 241.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.15 kg per square kilometre | 168.73 kg per square kilometre | 245.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.22 kg per square kilometre | 200.6 kg per square kilometre | 261.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.25 kg per square kilometre | 241.57 kg per square kilometre | 266 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 250.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Belarus 249.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Morocco 248.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Hungary 211.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Spain 204.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 202.7 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Denmark was 241.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 383.69 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.73 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.