Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0149 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark stood at 0.0149 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark peaked at 0.0212 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 kg per person, in 1982.
Denmark ranks 83rd of 165 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0136 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0146 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0131 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.006 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.007 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0068 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0061 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0114 kg per person | +94.0% |
| 1988 | 0.014 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0163 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0179 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0212 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0204 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0162 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0161 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0187 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0156 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0155 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 2011 | 0.015 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0158 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0149 kg per person | +8.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0149 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0149 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0682 kg per person, 22% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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 | +94.0% | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0114 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0082 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0084 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0163 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0109 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.0144 kg per person | 0.0167 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.0149 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Denmark was 0.0149 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Denmark ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.