Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Australia
Australia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 2.92 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.92 kg per person for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Australia peaked at 6.75 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.5 kg per person, in 2020.
Australia ranks 18th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.44 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.48 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.49 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.31 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 6.08 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 5.7 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 5.67 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.67 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.73 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 5.86 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 5.99 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.35 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 6.51 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 6.51 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.72 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 6.75 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.27 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 5.78 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 5.3 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 5.07 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 4.81 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 4.63 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 4.27 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 4.18 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.21 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.22 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.92 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 3.82 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.83 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.86 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.86 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.86 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.87 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.09 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.06 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.12 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.17 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.18 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.15 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.22 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.19 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.13 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.91 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.95 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.88 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.73 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.52 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.52 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.44 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.42 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.44 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.35 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.17 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.85 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.89 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.88 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.63 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.5 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2.57 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.52 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.92 kg per person | +15.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.92 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.92 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4857 kg per person, 6.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 kg per person | 5.67 kg per person | 6.49 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2 kg per person | 5.3 kg per person | 6.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3 kg per person | 3.82 kg per person | 5.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 kg per person | 3.86 kg per person | 4.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 kg per person | 3.52 kg per person | 4.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 kg per person | 2.63 kg per person | 3.44 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 2.92 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 Slovenia 3.11 kg per person compare
- 16 Estonia 3.09 kg per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 3.01 kg per person compare
- 19 Belgium 2.89 kg per person compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 2.87 kg per person compare
- 21 Montenegro 2.85 kg per person 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Australia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Australia was 2.92 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.