Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in New Zealand peaked at 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 46th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0146 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 1988 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kg per US$ of GDP, 36.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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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 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- New Zealand ranks 46th out of 166 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 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.