How does New Zealand rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

New Zealand ranks 13th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand

Name: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

New Zealand: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.43 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.43 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

13th

of 168 countries

All-time high

1.57 kg per person

in 2002

All-time low

0.022 kg per person

in 1972

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1.43 kg per person for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 1.57 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.022 kg per person, in 1972.

New Zealand ranks 13th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1281 kg per person	—
1962	0.1695 kg per person	+32.3%
1963	0.1246 kg per person	-26.5%
1964	0.1491 kg per person	+19.7%
1965	0.2067 kg per person	+38.6%
1966	0.2222 kg per person	+7.5%
1967	0.1309 kg per person	-41.1%
1968	0.1684 kg per person	+28.7%
1969	0.1315 kg per person	-21.9%
1970	0.1713 kg per person	+30.3%
1971	0.0708 kg per person	-58.7%
1972	0.022 kg per person	-69.0%
1973	0.1699 kg per person	+673.2%
1974	0.2033 kg per person	+19.7%
1975	0.2494 kg per person	+22.7%
1976	0.25 kg per person	+0.2%
1977	0.3427 kg per person	+37.1%
1978	0.3536 kg per person	+3.2%
1979	0.2812 kg per person	-20.5%
1980	0.3089 kg per person	+9.8%
1981	0.375 kg per person	+21.4%
1982	0.3999 kg per person	+6.7%
1983	0.3466 kg per person	-13.3%
1984	0.4063 kg per person	+17.2%
1985	0.4846 kg per person	+19.3%
1986	0.5062 kg per person	+4.5%
1987	0.5822 kg per person	+15.0%
1988	0.5716 kg per person	-1.8%
1989	0.5712 kg per person	-0.1%
1990	0.632 kg per person	+10.7%
1991	0.6519 kg per person	+3.1%
1992	0.6749 kg per person	+3.5%
1993	0.7163 kg per person	+6.1%
1994	0.9257 kg per person	+29.2%
1995	0.979 kg per person	+5.8%
1996	0.8969 kg per person	-8.4%
1997	0.8834 kg per person	-1.5%
1998	0.8682 kg per person	-1.7%
1999	0.8673 kg per person	-0.1%
2000	0.8895 kg per person	+2.6%
2001	0.8843 kg per person	-0.6%
2002	1.57 kg per person	+77.6%
2003	1.49 kg per person	-5.2%
2004	1.33 kg per person	-10.7%
2005	1.32 kg per person	-0.4%
2006	1.19 kg per person	-10.0%
2007	1.38 kg per person	+16.0%
2008	1.34 kg per person	-2.9%
2009	1.2 kg per person	-10.6%
2010	1.22 kg per person	+1.8%
2011	1.23 kg per person	+0.4%
2012	1.26 kg per person	+2.7%
2013	1.25 kg per person	-0.4%
2014	1.31 kg per person	+4.1%
2015	1.34 kg per person	+3.0%
2016	1.42 kg per person	+5.5%
2017	1.46 kg per person	+2.6%
2018	1.46 kg per person	+0.6%
2019	1.47 kg per person	+0.1%
2020	1.43 kg per person	-2.4%
2021	1.48 kg per person	+3.7%
2022	1.44 kg per person	-2.7%
2023	1.43 kg per person	-0.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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
1973	+673.2%	0.022 kg per person	0.1699 kg per person
2002	+77.6%	0.8843 kg per person	1.57 kg per person
1972	-69.0%	0.0708 kg per person	0.022 kg per person
1971	-58.7%	0.1713 kg per person	0.0708 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.159 kg per person	0.1246 kg per person	0.2222 kg per person	9
1970s	0.2114 kg per person	0.022 kg per person	0.3536 kg per person	10
1980s	0.4552 kg per person	0.3089 kg per person	0.5822 kg per person	10
1990s	0.8096 kg per person	0.632 kg per person	0.979 kg per person	10
2000s	1.26 kg per person	0.8843 kg per person	1.57 kg per person	10
2010s	1.34 kg per person	1.22 kg per person	1.47 kg per person	10
2020s	1.45 kg per person	1.43 kg per person	1.48 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

10 Bahamas 1.64 kg per person compare
11 Kiribati 1.47 kg per person compare
12 Portugal 1.44 kg per person compare
14 Poland 1.42 kg per person compare
15 Pakistan 1.4 kg per person compare
16 Suriname 1.33 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand?: Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 1.43 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 New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 1.57 kg per person in 2002.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.022 kg per person in 1972.
How does New Zealand rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: New Zealand ranks 13th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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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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

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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

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.