Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Australia
Australia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated was 77.76 million kg in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated in Australia is 77.76 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Australia peaked at 94.67 million kg in 1976 and was at its lowest, 63.23 million kg, in 1988.
That places Australia 20th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.49 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 69.65 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 71.08 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 70.43 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 69.29 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 66.39 million kg | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 66.86 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 68.10 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 70.23 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 73.34 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 77.45 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 83.61 million kg | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 87.04 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 89.29 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 93.37 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 94.67 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 88.93 million kg | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 83.04 million kg | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 76.95 million kg | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 74.49 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 71.77 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 70.35 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 65.69 million kg | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 65.16 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 66.41 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 67.55 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 63.75 million kg | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 63.23 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 64.38 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 65.85 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 66.79 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.40 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.22 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 72.74 million kg | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 73.01 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.01 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 76.76 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 77.70 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 78.01 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.35 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 80.69 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.51 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.20 million kg | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 78.83 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 78.60 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.34 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.78 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.75 million kg | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 76.36 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 72.65 million kg | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 76.83 million kg | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 77.70 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.48 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 78.67 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 75.41 million kg | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 68.91 million kg | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 71.13 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 71.86 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.62 million kg | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 64.14 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 66.06 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 65.57 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.76 million kg | +18.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 77.76 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 million kg, 12.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 77.76 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.25 million kg, 6.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.84 million kg | 66.39 million kg | 71.08 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.77 million kg | 73.34 million kg | 94.67 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.28 million kg | 63.23 million kg | 74.49 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.15 million kg | 65.85 million kg | 78.01 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.44 million kg | 74.75 million kg | 80.69 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.93 million kg | 66.62 million kg | 79.48 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.38 million kg | 64.14 million kg | 77.76 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 299,932 kg compare
- 17 Poland 93.95 million kg compare
- 18 Myanmar 88.45 million kg compare
- 18 Polynesia 155,116 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 65,050 kg compare
- 19 Spain 79.57 million kg compare
- 19 Micronesia 65,050 kg compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 71.40 million kg compare
- 22 Canada 68.01 million kg compare
- 23 New Zealand 64.43 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 — losses from manure treated in Australia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Australia was 77.76 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.67 million kg in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.23 million kg in 1988.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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).