Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Australia
Australia: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.58 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.58 kg per person for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Australia peaked at 1.89 kg per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8944 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Australia 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9208 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9154 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9034 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9015 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9127 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8944 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9075 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9226 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9543 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.05 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.38 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.27 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 1.31 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.27 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.27 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.33 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.24 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.32 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.27 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.31 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.32 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.39 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.56 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 1.28 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 1.41 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.28 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.35 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.52 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.54 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.43 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.63 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 1.73 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.87 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.89 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.72 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.84 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.69 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.65 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.62 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.81 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.82 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.63 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 1.69 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.46 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.57 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.71 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.65 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.48 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.46 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.56 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.71 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1.53 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.68 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.63 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.58 kg per person | -3.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.58 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.58 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9659 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9148 kg per person | 0.8944 kg per person | 0.9543 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 1.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 kg per person | 1.53 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Australia?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Australia was 1.58 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 kg per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8944 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.