All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Australia
Australia: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 21.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.18 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
158th
of 170 countries
All-time high
21.18 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
12.05 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 21.18 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 21.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.05 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 158th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 12.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 12.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 12.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 12.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 12.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 13.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 16.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 18.27 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 19.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 19.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 19.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 19.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 19.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 17.97 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 17.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 16.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 15.43 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 15.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 15.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 16 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 15.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 16.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 15.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 16.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 16.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 17.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 18.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 17.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 18.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 19.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 19.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 20.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 19.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 19.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 19.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.5 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 20.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 19.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 20.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 19.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.03 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 19.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 18.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.18 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 21.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 454.28 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 21.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 318.49 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.71 kg per square kilometre | 12.05 kg per square kilometre | 13.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.12 kg per square kilometre | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | 19.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.98 kg per square kilometre | 15.29 kg per square kilometre | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.95 kg per square kilometre | 16.31 kg per square kilometre | 19.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.77 kg per square kilometre | 19.11 kg per square kilometre | 20.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.51 kg per square kilometre | 18.3 kg per square kilometre | 20.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.32 kg per square kilometre | 18.03 kg per square kilometre | 21.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 155 Canada 27.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 27.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Yemen 23.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 18.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Gabon 13.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Algeria 13.46 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia was 21.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.05 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.