All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Australia
Australia: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 128.83 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 128.83 kg per person for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Australia peaked at 409.02 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 111.98 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 402.05 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 405.7 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 402.3 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 408.26 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 409.02 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 372.65 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 380.97 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 383.54 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 395.11 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 403.85 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 397.32 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 381.92 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 349.71 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 355.35 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 368.33 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 363.01 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 332.07 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 313.39 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 304.66 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 299.92 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 288.81 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 285.94 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 268.02 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 271.14 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 283.1 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 278.77 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 271.95 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 272.1 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 280.07 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 289.2 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 279.1 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 260.18 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 246.87 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 244.12 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 227.93 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 227.96 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 226.12 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 221.41 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 215.87 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 220.02 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 210.15 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 203.91 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 190.43 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 193.1 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 191.87 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 181.63 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 171.43 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 157.49 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 152.73 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 142.69 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 150.16 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 149 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 149.39 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 144.27 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 136.44 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 125.41 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 130.12 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 127.31 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 118.14 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 111.98 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 117.79 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 117.86 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 128.83 kg per person | +9.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 128.83 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.51 kg per person, 8.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 128.83 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.93 kg per person, 13.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 395.51 kg per person | 372.65 kg per person | 409.02 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 356.96 kg per person | 304.66 kg per person | 403.85 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 279.98 kg per person | 268.02 kg per person | 299.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.88 kg per person | 215.87 kg per person | 289.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 187.28 kg per person | 152.73 kg per person | 220.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.29 kg per person | 118.14 kg per person | 150.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.12 kg per person | 111.98 kg per person | 128.83 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Australia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Australia was 128.83 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 409.02 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.98 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — 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.