Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 4.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.07 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
128th
of 167 countries
All-time high
4.72 kg per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
2.84 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4.07 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 4.72 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.84 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 3.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.07 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.33 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.07 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.64 kg per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 125 New Caledonia 4.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Ghana 4.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Djibouti 4.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 3.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Somalia 3.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Canada 3.48 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Australia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Australia was 4.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.