Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.21 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Australia stood at 1.21 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Australia peaked at 1.45 kg per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1715 kg per person, in 1968.
That places Australia 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2003 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.202 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2273 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.231 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2062 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1971 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1916 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1715 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1976 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.221 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3034 kg per person | +37.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6363 kg per person | +109.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6852 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6924 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6143 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6747 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6757 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6558 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6526 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7611 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7369 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6935 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7537 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.758 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8193 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8377 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.916 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 1.08 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8277 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9627 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8692 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9894 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.2 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.42 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.45 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.34 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.39 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.26 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.24 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 1.34 kg per person | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 1.38 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.34 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.35 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.23 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.32 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.25 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.21 kg per person | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +109.7% | 0.3034 kg per person | 0.6363 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2027 kg per person | 0.1715 kg per person | 0.231 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5811 kg per person | 0.221 kg per person | 0.6924 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8187 kg per person | 0.6935 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 kg per person | 0.8692 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Australia was 1.21 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kg per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 kg per person in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.