Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 37.39 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 37.39 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 38.03 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.97 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 118th of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 8.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 9.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 9.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 9.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 8.78 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 11.19 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 13.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 12.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 11.45 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 11.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 12.55 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 12.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 12.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 13.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 13.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 13.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 14.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 18.11 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 19.07 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 18.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 18.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 18.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 19.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 20 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 20 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.86 kg per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2003 | 29.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.77 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 28.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.69 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 29 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 29.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 27.03 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 27.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 31.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 33.68 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 35.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 35.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 38.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 36.54 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 37.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 37.39 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 37.39 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108.08 kg per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +54.3% | 20 kg per square kilometre | 30.86 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +27.5% | 8.78 kg per square kilometre | 11.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | 9.85 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.49 kg per square kilometre | 8.78 kg per square kilometre | 13.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | 11.3 kg per square kilometre | 14.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | 19.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.79 kg per square kilometre | 20 kg per square kilometre | 30.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.47 kg per square kilometre | 27.68 kg per square kilometre | 36.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.21 kg per square kilometre | 36.54 kg per square kilometre | 38.03 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 115 North Macedonia 38.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 38.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Montenegro 37.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Sweden 36.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Tajikistan 35.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Liberia 34.34 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 37.39 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 38.03 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 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.