All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 6.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6.35 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (n content), per in Australia peaked at 6.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.61 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 4.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 5.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 5.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 5.39 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 4.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 5.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 5.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 5.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6.35 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 136.28 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 6.35 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.55 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | 4.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.93 kg per square kilometre | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 that leaches (n content), per in Australia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Australia was 6.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Australia ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.