Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.0502 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Denmark is 0.0502 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0715 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.022 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0256 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0295 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0382 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0457 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0494 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0442 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0359 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0276 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0223 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0203 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0217 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0229 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0235 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0229 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0216 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0213 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0214 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0211 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0199 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.021 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0199 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0385 kg per person | +94.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0473 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0549 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0605 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0715 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0688 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0592 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0545 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0542 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0632 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0526 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0575 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0525 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0531 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0554 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0477 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0521 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.051 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0625 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0612 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0561 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0484 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0368 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0563 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0505 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0538 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0527 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0532 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0497 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0503 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0523 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0486 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0454 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0453 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0439 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0502 kg per person | +14.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0502 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 0.0502 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2226 kg per person, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.0199 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0345 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person | 0.0494 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 kg per person | 0.0203 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0283 kg per person | 0.0187 kg per person | 0.0549 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0595 kg per person | 0.0525 kg per person | 0.0715 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0524 kg per person | 0.0368 kg per person | 0.0625 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0514 kg per person | 0.0464 kg per person | 0.0563 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0462 kg per person | 0.0439 kg per person | 0.0502 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
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- 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 — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Denmark?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Denmark was 0.0502 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0715 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.