Australia vs New Zealand: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita

Australia
16.23 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
28.11 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
1st

Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 28.11 kg per person against 16.23 kg per person in Australia, a difference of 11.88 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 1st 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 86.06 kg per person 124.67 kg per person 38.6 kg per person New Zealand
1970s 66.61 kg per person 117.65 kg per person 51.04 kg per person New Zealand
1980s 54.97 kg per person 125.81 kg per person 70.84 kg per person New Zealand
1990s 45.32 kg per person 82.52 kg per person 37.2 kg per person New Zealand
2000s 28.86 kg per person 56.76 kg per person 27.89 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 18.07 kg per person 38.44 kg per person 20.37 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 15.8 kg per person 29.74 kg per person 13.94 kg per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 28.11 kg per person against 16.23 kg per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
11.88 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.