Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 2,095 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand is 2,095 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 2,280 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,387 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 167 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 1,440 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1,552 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 1,663 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 1,769 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 1,845 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1,882 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,720 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 1,847 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 1,907 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1,986 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,983 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,925 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,866 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1,800 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,747 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,726 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1,702 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1,645 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1,677 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,709 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1,785 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,738 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,691 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1,737 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,748 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,760 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,796 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,920 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 2,004 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,983 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,929 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,944 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,955 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,016 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,098 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2,118 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,095 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,077 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,098 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,108 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,125 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,182 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2,164 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,200 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,237 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,238 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,280 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,208 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,231 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,222 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,228 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,213 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,139 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2,095 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2,095 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2,095 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 204.52 kg per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | 1,845 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,863 kg per square kilometre | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | 1,986 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,714 kg per square kilometre | 1,645 kg per square kilometre | 1,785 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,877 kg per square kilometre | 1,737 kg per square kilometre | 2,004 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,087 kg per square kilometre | 1,955 kg per square kilometre | 2,182 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,224 kg per square kilometre | 2,164 kg per square kilometre | 2,280 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,168 kg per square kilometre | 2,095 kg per square kilometre | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 2,095 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,280 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,387 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.