Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Australia
Australia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.7824 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Australia is 0.7824 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Australia peaked at 1.72 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.6525 kg per person, in 2020.
Australia ranks 37th 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: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.4 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.4 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.35 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.26 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 1.26 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.28 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.32 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.37 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.43 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.55 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.61 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.64 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.71 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.72 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.6 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 1.48 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 1.35 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 1.29 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.22 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.07 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.06 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.07 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.986 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.965 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9706 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9834 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9889 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9869 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9875 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.06 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.06 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9875 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9956 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9986 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9652 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9165 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9171 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8625 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9039 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8908 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8996 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8792 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8224 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7385 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7565 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7521 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6912 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6525 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6747 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6634 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7824 kg per person | +17.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7824 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6051 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7824 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1498 kg per person, 5.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 1.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.965 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.9834 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.994 kg per person | 0.9165 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8197 kg per person | 0.6912 kg per person | 0.9039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6933 kg per person | 0.6525 kg per person | 0.7824 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- 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 volatilises (n content), per in Australia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Australia was 0.7824 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6525 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.