Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Austria
Austria: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,484 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1,484 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 2,298 kg per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,484 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Austria 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Austria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,208 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2,237 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2,153 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 2,174 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 2,281 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 2,266 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2,218 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 2,194 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 2,214 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2,222 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 2,231 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,298 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2,261 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2,204 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2,200 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,225 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,243 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2,206 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 2,187 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,194 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2,210 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2,273 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2,294 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,278 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 2,262 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2,220 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2,144 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 2,155 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2,156 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,109 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,012 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,962 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,849 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 1,844 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,809 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,756 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,730 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,726 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,695 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,646 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,615 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,613 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,585 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,576 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,575 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,576 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,585 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,546 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,555 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,556 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,484 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,484 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,484 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,484 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,224 kg per square kilometre | 2,153 kg per square kilometre | 2,281 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,229 kg per square kilometre | 2,194 kg per square kilometre | 2,298 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | 2,144 kg per square kilometre | 2,294 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,939 kg per square kilometre | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | 2,156 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,634 kg per square kilometre | 1,575 kg per square kilometre | 1,730 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,492 kg per square kilometre | 1,484 kg per square kilometre | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Austria?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Austria was 1,484 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,298 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,484 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.