Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0099 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Denmark is 0.0099 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure 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 volatilises (n) in Denmark peaked at 0.0141 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 kg per person, in 1982.
That places Denmark 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises (N) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0043 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0051 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.009 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0098 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0071 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.004 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 kg per person | +94.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.012 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0104 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.011 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 2011 | 0.01 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.009 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 kg per person | +8.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0099 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0099 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 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 volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0098 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0108 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0141 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0124 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Denmark?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Denmark was 0.0099 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Denmark ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.