All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in New Zealand
New Zealand: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1,187 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in New Zealand is 1,187 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in New Zealand peaked at 2,119 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,187 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 7th 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,547 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1,580 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1,606 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1,669 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,777 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 1,872 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 1,914 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1,924 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,943 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,863 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1,947 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1,869 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,874 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,860 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1,910 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1,960 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,967 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2,096 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 2,116 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2,119 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2,103 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,074 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2,095 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2,010 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2,028 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,920 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,804 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,697 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,713 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,723 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,675 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,654 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,599 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1,632 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,524 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,531 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,374 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,389 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,305 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,301 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,218 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,187 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,187 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 126.48 kg per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,713 kg per square kilometre | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | 1,924 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,906 kg per square kilometre | 1,860 kg per square kilometre | 1,967 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,066 kg per square kilometre | 1,920 kg per square kilometre | 2,119 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,711 kg per square kilometre | 1,599 kg per square kilometre | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,512 kg per square kilometre | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,342 kg per square kilometre | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,231 kg per square kilometre | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in New Zealand?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in New Zealand was 1,187 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,119 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,187 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.