All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Australia
Australia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 446.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
446.51 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
139th
of 170 countries
All-time high
669.1 kg per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
373.4 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia is 446.51 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 669.1 kg per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 373.4 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Australia 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 548.62 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 567.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 573.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 593.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 606.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 565.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 585.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 599.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 630.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 657.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 669.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 655.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 609.07 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 634.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 666.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 663.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 613.46 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 585.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 575.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 573.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 561.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 565.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 537.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 549.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 581.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 581.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 575.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 585.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 612.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 642.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 627.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 591.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 566.68 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 565.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 534.19 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 540.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 542.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 536.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 528.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 544.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 527.26 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 517.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 488.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 501.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 503.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 483.52 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 464.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 435.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 431.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 409.22 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 436.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 440.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 449.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 440.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 422.97 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 394.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 416.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 413.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 389.1 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 373.4 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 393.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 398.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 446.51 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 446.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 446.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 964.61 kg per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585.52 kg per square kilometre | 548.62 kg per square kilometre | 630.7 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 632.95 kg per square kilometre | 575.59 kg per square kilometre | 669.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 572.4 kg per square kilometre | 537.04 kg per square kilometre | 612.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 567.69 kg per square kilometre | 528.61 kg per square kilometre | 642.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 489.86 kg per square kilometre | 431.25 kg per square kilometre | 544.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 421.31 kg per square kilometre | 389.1 kg per square kilometre | 449.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.98 kg per square kilometre | 373.4 kg per square kilometre | 446.51 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 136 Kiribati 522.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Central African Republic 509.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Estonia 508.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Egypt 410.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Zambia 401.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Mauritania 388.43 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 square in Australia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia was 446.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 669.1 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 373.4 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.