Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 5.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.48 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
154th
of 168 countries
All-time high
5.63 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
1.26 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 5.48 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 5.63 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.26 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 4.54 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.27 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 4.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 4.81 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.51 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.18 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 5.11 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.48 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.48 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108.08 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 kg per square kilometre | 4.18 kg per square kilometre | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | 5.11 kg per square kilometre | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 151 Kazakhstan 7.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Oman 6.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Niger 6.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 5.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Gabon 5.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 4.45 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia was 5.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.