Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 64.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.2 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
98th
of 167 countries
All-time high
72.12 kg per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
37.86 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia stood at 64.2 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 72.12 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 37.86 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 98th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 39.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 40.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 41.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 41 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 39.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 39.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 41.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 44.77 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 48.08 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 52.79 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 59.21 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 62.9 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 66.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 70.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 72.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 68.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 63.27 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 58.49 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 56.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 54.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 52.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 48.54 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 47.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 49.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 50.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 47.32 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 47.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 48.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 49.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 51.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 51.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 51.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.56 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 55.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 57.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 57.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 57.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 59.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 59.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 59.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 60.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 60.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 57.59 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 61.39 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 61.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 62.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.08 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 53.75 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 56.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 56.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.18 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 50.58 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 52.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 52.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.2 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 64.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.22 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 64.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.36 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.64 kg per square kilometre | 37.86 kg per square kilometre | 44.77 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.22 kg per square kilometre | 48.08 kg per square kilometre | 72.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.28 kg per square kilometre | 47.17 kg per square kilometre | 56.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.56 kg per square kilometre | 49.97 kg per square kilometre | 57.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.7 kg per square kilometre | 57.56 kg per square kilometre | 61.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.51 kg per square kilometre | 53.18 kg per square kilometre | 63.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.95 kg per square kilometre | 50.58 kg per square kilometre | 64.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 95 Belarus 67.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Poland 67.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Sri Lanka 66.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Spain 63.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Japan 62.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60.39 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia was 64.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.12 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.86 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.