Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 628.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
628.4 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
8th
of 167 countries
All-time high
684.1 kg per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
416.16 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 628.4 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in New Zealand peaked at 684.1 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 416.16 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 8th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 416.16 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 425.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 431.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 432.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 439.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 465.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 498.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 530.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 553.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 564.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 515.91 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 554.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 572.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 595.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 594.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 577.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 559.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 539.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 515.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 523.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 517.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 510.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 493.5 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 503.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 512.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 535.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 517.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 521.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 507.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 520.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 524.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 527.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 538.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 576.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 601.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 585.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 594.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 578.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 583.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 586.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 604.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 629.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 635.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 628.52 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 622.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 629.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 632.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 637.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 654.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 649.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 659.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 671.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 671.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 684.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 662.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 670.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 669.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 666.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 668.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 663.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 667.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 641.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 628.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 628.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.22 kg per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 628.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.36 kg per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 466.03 kg per square kilometre | 416.16 kg per square kilometre | 553.64 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 558.98 kg per square kilometre | 515.12 kg per square kilometre | 595.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 514.35 kg per square kilometre | 493.5 kg per square kilometre | 535.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 563.22 kg per square kilometre | 520.96 kg per square kilometre | 601.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 626.13 kg per square kilometre | 586.57 kg per square kilometre | 654.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 667.29 kg per square kilometre | 649.1 kg per square kilometre | 684.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 650.45 kg per square kilometre | 628.4 kg per square kilometre | 667.86 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Rwanda 731.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 710.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Haiti 642.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Burundi 550.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nicaragua 512.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Ireland 491.88 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in New Zealand?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in New Zealand was 628.4 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 684.1 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 416.16 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.