Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Australia
Australia: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 23.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.67 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
119th
of 167 countries
All-time high
28.06 kg per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
18.2 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 23.67 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Australia peaked at 28.06 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18.2 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Australia ranks 119th 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.26 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 19.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 19.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 18.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 18.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 19.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 20.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 22.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 24.21 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 25.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 26.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 27.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 28.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 26.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 24.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 22.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 21.23 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 20.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 19.28 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 19.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 19.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 19.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 18.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 18.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 19 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 19.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 19.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 20.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 21.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 22.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 22.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 22.86 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 23.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.72 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 23.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 23.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 22.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.82 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 23.14 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 21.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.04 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 19.22 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 19.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 19.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.67 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 23.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 23.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.1 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | 19.69 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.82 kg per square kilometre | 20.74 kg per square kilometre | 28.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.82 kg per square kilometre | 18.61 kg per square kilometre | 22.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.33 kg per square kilometre | 19.49 kg per square kilometre | 22.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.24 kg per square kilometre | 22.41 kg per square kilometre | 23.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 kg per square kilometre | 20.04 kg per square kilometre | 23.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.62 kg per square kilometre | 19.22 kg per square kilometre | 23.67 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 116 Cyprus 26.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Zimbabwe 25.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 New Caledonia 23.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Morocco 23.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Madagascar 23.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Palestine 22.95 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Australia?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Australia was 23.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.06 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.