Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Australia
Australia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 1.83 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure in Australia is 1.83 billion kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure in Australia peaked at 2.06 billion kg in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.11 billion kg, in 1961.
That places Australia 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.15 billion kg | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 1.18 billion kg | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.21 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.19 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.14 billion kg | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.16 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.21 billion kg | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 1.30 billion kg | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 1.39 billion kg | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.52 billion kg | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 1.70 billion kg | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 1.80 billion kg | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 1.90 billion kg | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 2.02 billion kg | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 2.06 billion kg | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.94 billion kg | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.81 billion kg | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.67 billion kg | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 1.62 billion kg | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.55 billion kg | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.52 billion kg | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.39 billion kg | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.37 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.41 billion kg | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.45 billion kg | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.35 billion kg | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.35 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.38 billion kg | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.43 billion kg | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.46 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.47 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.48 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.59 billion kg | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.59 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.63 billion kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.66 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.64 billion kg | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.71 billion kg | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.71 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.72 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.65 billion kg | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.70 billion kg | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.71 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.72 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.68 billion kg | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.71 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 billion kg | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.75 billion kg | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.75 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.80 billion kg | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.79 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.68 billion kg | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.54 billion kg | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.61 billion kg | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.62 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.52 billion kg | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.44 billion kg | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.50 billion kg | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.50 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.83 billion kg | +22.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.83 billion kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.46 million kg, 53.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.83 billion kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.03 million kg, 27.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 billion kg | 1.11 billion kg | 1.30 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.78 billion kg | 1.39 billion kg | 2.06 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 billion kg | 1.35 billion kg | 1.62 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 billion kg | 1.43 billion kg | 1.66 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 billion kg | 1.65 billion kg | 1.75 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 billion kg | 1.52 billion kg | 1.80 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 billion kg | 1.44 billion kg | 1.83 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 451.71 million kg compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 2.49 billion kg compare
- 9 Argentina 2.22 billion kg compare
- 9 Viet Nam 257.25 million kg compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 142.00 million kg compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 1.95 billion kg compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 101.70 million kg compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.13 million kg compare
- 12 Mexico 1.55 billion kg compare
- 13 Chad 1.52 billion kg compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 51.57 million kg compare
- 14 Sudan 1.38 billion kg compare
- 14 Melanesia 25.33 million kg 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 in Australia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure in Australia was 1.83 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 billion kg in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 billion kg in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).