Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Australia
Australia: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 18.52 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 18.52 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Australia peaked at 39.48 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15.17 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.75 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 28.16 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 28.41 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 28.57 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 27.66 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 25.78 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 25.91 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 26.75 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 28.04 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 29.53 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 31.35 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 34.52 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 36.11 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 37.27 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 39.12 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 39.48 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 36.82 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 33.85 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 30.96 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 29.56 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 27.96 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 26.81 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 24.23 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 23.6 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 23.89 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.26 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 22.35 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 21.92 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 22.12 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 22.5 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 22.69 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 22.64 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.61 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.97 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 23.69 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 23.99 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 24.1 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.93 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 23.44 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 24.05 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 23.86 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.71 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.42 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 22.85 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 22.82 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 23 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.29 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.28 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 21.3 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.08 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 21.11 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 20.69 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.96 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.51 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.06 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 17.09 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 17.62 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 17.5 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.15 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 15.17 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.74 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 15.51 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.52 kg per person | +19.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 18.52 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 kg per person, 25.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 18.52 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.698 kg per person, 26.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.45 kg per person | 25.78 kg per person | 28.57 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.9 kg per person | 29.53 kg per person | 39.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.67 kg per person | 21.92 kg per person | 29.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.36 kg per person | 22.5 kg per person | 24.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.76 kg per person | 21.28 kg per person | 24.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 kg per person | 16.15 kg per person | 21.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.24 kg per person | 15.17 kg per person | 18.52 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Australia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Australia was 18.52 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.48 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.