All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in New Zealand
New Zealand: All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 791.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand stood at 791.18 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n content) in New Zealand peaked at 1,413 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 791.18 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 7th 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: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1,054 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1,071 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,295 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,242 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,240 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,245 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,402 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,402 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,396 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1,245 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,162 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,142 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,030 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,020 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,033 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 946.5 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 931.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 931.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 916.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 925.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 918.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 912.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 886.62 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 869.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 867.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 861.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 855.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 840.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 839.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 812.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 791.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 791.18 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 129.4 kg per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 791.18 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.32 kg per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,142 kg per square kilometre | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,271 kg per square kilometre | 1,240 kg per square kilometre | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | 1,245 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | 931.95 kg per square kilometre | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 894.56 kg per square kilometre | 855.99 kg per square kilometre | 931.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 820.98 kg per square kilometre | 791.18 kg per square kilometre | 840.97 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 4 Burundi 875.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Haiti 852.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Ethiopia 802.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Barbados 776.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 744.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lebanon 721.88 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for New Zealand
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand was 791.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,413 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 791.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.