Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 453.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
453.78 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 167 countries
All-time high
501.5 kg per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
240.03 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in New Zealand is 453.78 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in New Zealand peaked at 501.5 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 240.03 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 26th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240.03 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 245.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 248.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 249.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 253.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 264.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 278.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 294.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 305.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 309.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 296.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 297.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 299.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 305.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 306.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 298.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 291.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 285.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 276.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 295 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 291.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 291.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 290.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 298.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 304.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 316.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 306.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 308.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 307.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 316.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 313.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 319.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 327.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 349.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 366.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 364.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 376.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 375.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 371.33 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 371.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 388.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 407.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 418.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 425.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 424.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 428.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 430.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 441.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 461.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 463.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 474.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 488.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 488.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 501.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 487.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 498.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 489.57 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 486.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 480.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 476.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 476.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 458 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 453.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 453.78 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 453.78 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.1 kg per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.38 kg per square kilometre | 240.03 kg per square kilometre | 305.38 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 296.7 kg per square kilometre | 276.56 kg per square kilometre | 309.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 301.08 kg per square kilometre | 290.87 kg per square kilometre | 316.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 348.11 kg per square kilometre | 313.77 kg per square kilometre | 376.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 419.89 kg per square kilometre | 371.32 kg per square kilometre | 461.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 485.92 kg per square kilometre | 463.53 kg per square kilometre | 501.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 466.22 kg per square kilometre | 453.78 kg per square kilometre | 476.75 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 23 Spain 511.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lithuania 510.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Serbia 506.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Dominica 451.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Hungary 432.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Slovakia 399.34 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in New Zealand?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in New Zealand was 453.78 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 501.5 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 240.03 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- New Zealand ranks 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 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.