Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre was 4.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia is 4.19 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 4.36 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2681 kg per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Australia 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2733 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2824 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3239 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3358 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2988 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2943 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2681 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3155 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3598 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5109 kg per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +113.6% |
| 1973 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre 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 | +113.6% | 0.5109 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2998 kg per square kilometre | 0.2681 kg per square kilometre | 0.3358 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.3598 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 130 Argentina 4.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 4.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 4.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Luxembourg 3.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Mali 2.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Zambia 2.77 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, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Australia was 4.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2681 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.