Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 418.94 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
418.94 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
8th
of 167 countries
All-time high
456.07 kg per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
277.44 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 418.94 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
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 volatilises (n content), per in New Zealand peaked at 456.07 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 277.44 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 volatilises in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 277.44 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 283.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 287.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 288.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 292.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 310.32 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 332.56 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 353.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 369.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 376.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 343.94 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 369.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 381.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 397.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 396.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 384.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 373.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 359.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 343.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 349.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 345.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 340.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 329 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 335.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 341.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 357.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 345.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 347.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 338.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 347.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 349.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 351.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 359.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 384.1 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 400.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 390.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 396.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 385.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 388.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 391.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 403.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 419.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 423.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 419.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 415.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 419.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 421.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 424.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 436.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 432.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 439.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 447.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 447.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 456.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 441.54 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 447.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 446.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 444.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 445.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 442.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 445.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 427.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 418.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 418.94 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.15 kg per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 418.94 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.9 kg per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310.69 kg per square kilometre | 277.44 kg per square kilometre | 369.09 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 372.65 kg per square kilometre | 343.42 kg per square kilometre | 397.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 342.9 kg per square kilometre | 329 kg per square kilometre | 357.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 375.48 kg per square kilometre | 347.31 kg per square kilometre | 400.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 417.42 kg per square kilometre | 391.05 kg per square kilometre | 436.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 444.86 kg per square kilometre | 432.74 kg per square kilometre | 456.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 433.63 kg per square kilometre | 418.94 kg per square kilometre | 445.24 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Rwanda 487.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 473.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Haiti 428.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Burundi 366.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nicaragua 341.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Ireland 327.92 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in New Zealand?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in New Zealand was 418.94 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 456.07 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 277.44 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.