Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.3359 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Denmark is 0.3359 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.4785 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1253 kg per person, in 1982.
That places Denmark 116th 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1339 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1469 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1712 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1975 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2557 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.306 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3306 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2957 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2404 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1849 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1495 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1359 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1455 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1531 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1575 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1535 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1447 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1424 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1381 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1431 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.141 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1253 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1331 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1409 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1331 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1329 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2579 kg per person | +94.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3165 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3673 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4049 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4785 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4607 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3961 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3646 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3627 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4228 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3517 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.385 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3515 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3555 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.371 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3192 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.349 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3414 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4184 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4093 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3751 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3242 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2464 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3767 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3381 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3598 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3528 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.356 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3326 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3364 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.35 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3249 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3107 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3038 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3028 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2939 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3359 kg per person | +14.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.3359 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7181 kg per person, 47% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.3359 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 kg per person, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.1329 kg per person | 0.2579 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2309 kg per person | 0.1339 kg per person | 0.3306 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1505 kg per person | 0.1359 kg per person | 0.1849 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1891 kg per person | 0.1253 kg per person | 0.3673 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3979 kg per person | 0.3515 kg per person | 0.4785 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3509 kg per person | 0.2464 kg per person | 0.4184 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3438 kg per person | 0.3107 kg per person | 0.3767 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3091 kg per person | 0.2939 kg per person | 0.3359 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Denmark?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Denmark was 0.3359 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4785 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1253 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.