All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in New Zealand
New Zealand: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 4,443 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand stood at 4,443 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand peaked at 7,378 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4,443 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 15th of 170 countries on this measure, 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) … square in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,352 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5,432 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 5,551 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 5,639 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 5,851 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6,221 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 6,546 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 6,703 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 6,745 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 6,812 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6,532 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 6,809 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 6,556 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 6,577 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 6,532 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,550 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6,688 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 6,847 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 6,858 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 7,304 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 7,370 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 7,378 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7,323 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 7,330 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 7,242 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 7,322 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7,031 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 7,092 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 6,732 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 6,567 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 6,352 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 6,151 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 6,008 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 6,087 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6,138 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5,973 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5,914 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5,729 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 5,837 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,588 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 5,493 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5,569 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5,602 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5,560 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,584 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5,620 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,512 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5,204 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 5,148 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,147 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,082 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,144 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,106 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,089 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,948 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4,876 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4,858 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,829 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,793 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,713 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4,707 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,553 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 4,443 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4,443 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4,443 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 964.61 kg per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,005 kg per square kilometre | 5,352 kg per square kilometre | 6,745 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,676 kg per square kilometre | 6,532 kg per square kilometre | 6,858 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,212 kg per square kilometre | 6,732 kg per square kilometre | 7,378 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,076 kg per square kilometre | 5,729 kg per square kilometre | 6,567 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,488 kg per square kilometre | 5,148 kg per square kilometre | 5,620 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,987 kg per square kilometre | 4,793 kg per square kilometre | 5,147 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,604 kg per square kilometre | 4,443 kg per square kilometre | 4,713 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand was 4,443 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,378 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,443 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- New Zealand ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.