Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure was 2.30 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure in Denmark is 2.30 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure in Denmark peaked at 2.83 million kg in 1991 and was at its lowest, 709,683 kg, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 126th of 180 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 709,683 kg | — |
| 1962 | 784,828 kg | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 921,727 kg | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 1.07 million kg | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 1.40 million kg | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 1.69 million kg | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 1.84 million kg | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 1.65 million kg | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 1.35 million kg | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 1.05 million kg | -22.5% |
| 1971 | 852,781 kg | -18.6% |
| 1972 | 779,847 kg | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 839,991 kg | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 887,585 kg | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 915,783 kg | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 895,078 kg | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 846,446 kg | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 835,251 kg | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 811,988 kg | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 842,639 kg | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 830,105 kg | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 737,309 kg | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 782,450 kg | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 827,592 kg | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 782,450 kg | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 782,450 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.52 million kg | +94.2% |
| 1988 | 1.87 million kg | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 2.17 million kg | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 2.39 million kg | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 2.83 million kg | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 2.74 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.36 million kg | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 2.18 million kg | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 2.18 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.56 million kg | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 2.14 million kg | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 2.35 million kg | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 2.15 million kg | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.18 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.28 million kg | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million kg | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 2.16 million kg | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.61 million kg | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.56 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.35 million kg | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million kg | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million kg | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 2.40 million kg | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million kg | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.31 million kg | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.28 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million kg | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.22 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million kg | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.16 million kg | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million kg | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.99 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million kg | +15.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2.30 million kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.09 million kg, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2.30 million kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.57 million kg, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +94.2% | 782,450 kg | 1.52 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 million kg | 709,683 kg | 1.84 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 871,218 kg | 779,847 kg | 1.05 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million kg | 737,309 kg | 2.17 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 million kg | 2.14 million kg | 2.83 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million kg | 1.56 million kg | 2.61 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million kg | 2.08 million kg | 2.40 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million kg | 1.99 million kg | 2.30 million kg | 4 |
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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 sheep — amount excreted in manure in Denmark?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure in Denmark was 2.30 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 million kg in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 709,683 kg in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure?
- Denmark ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).