Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 237.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
237.51 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
124th
of 167 countries
All-time high
268.23 kg per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
144.14 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 237.51 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 268.23 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 144.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 124th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 149.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 153.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 157.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 155.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 148.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 150.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 157.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 168.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 180.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 197.87 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 221.29 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 234.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 247.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 263.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 268.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 252.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 235.3 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 217.56 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 210.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 202.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 197.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 180.9 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 178.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 182.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 188.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 176.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 175.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 180.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 185.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 189.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 191.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 193.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 206.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 206.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 211.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 215.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 215.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 213.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 221.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 223 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 224.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 214.39 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 220.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 222.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 227.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 224.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 218.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 223.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 213.63 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 227.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 227.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 234.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 232.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 219.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 199.59 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 208.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 210.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 197.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 187.66 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 194.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 194.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 237.51 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 237.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 237.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 357.98 kg per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.03 kg per square kilometre | 144.14 kg per square kilometre | 168.63 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 231.98 kg per square kilometre | 180.73 kg per square kilometre | 268.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 187.24 kg per square kilometre | 175.68 kg per square kilometre | 210.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 203 kg per square kilometre | 185.9 kg per square kilometre | 215.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 222.05 kg per square kilometre | 214.39 kg per square kilometre | 227.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.07 kg per square kilometre | 197.16 kg per square kilometre | 234.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.65 kg per square kilometre | 187.66 kg per square kilometre | 237.51 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 121 Turkmenistan 262.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Zambia 256.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Ukraine 245.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Sweden 208.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Peru 205.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Tunisia 204.13 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia was 237.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 268.23 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.14 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.