Australia vs New Zealand: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita

Australia
54.1 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
93.71 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
2nd

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 93.71 kg per person against 54.1 kg per person in Australia, a difference of 39.61 kg per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 159 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 286.88 kg per person 415.56 kg per person 128.68 kg per person New Zealand
1970s 222.04 kg per person 392.17 kg per person 170.14 kg per person New Zealand
1980s 183.22 kg per person 419.35 kg per person 236.13 kg per person New Zealand
1990s 151.06 kg per person 275.07 kg per person 124.01 kg per person New Zealand
2000s 96.21 kg per person 189.19 kg per person 92.98 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 60.24 kg per person 128.15 kg per person 67.91 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 52.66 kg per person 99.13 kg per person 46.47 kg per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 93.71 kg per person against 54.1 kg per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
39.61 kg per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.