Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0496 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark stood at 0.0496 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0707 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0185 kg per person, in 1982.
That places Denmark 64th out of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0217 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0253 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0292 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0378 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0452 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0488 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0437 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0355 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0273 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0221 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0201 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0215 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0233 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0227 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0214 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.021 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0204 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0211 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0185 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0197 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0208 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0197 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0196 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0381 kg per person | +94.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0467 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0542 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0598 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0707 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.068 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0585 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0539 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0536 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0625 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.052 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0569 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0519 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0525 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0548 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0471 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0515 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0504 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0618 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0605 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0554 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0479 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0556 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0499 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0531 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0521 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0526 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0491 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0497 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0517 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.048 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0449 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0447 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0496 kg per person | +14.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0496 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0496 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 22% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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% | 0.0196 kg per person | 0.0381 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0341 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0488 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0222 kg per person | 0.0201 kg per person | 0.0273 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0279 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0542 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0588 kg per person | 0.0519 kg per person | 0.0707 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0518 kg per person | 0.0364 kg per person | 0.0618 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0508 kg per person | 0.0459 kg per person | 0.0556 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.0434 kg per person | 0.0496 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Denmark was 0.0496 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0707 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0185 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.