Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 1.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.26 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Australia peaked at 1.31 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0804 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 square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.082 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0972 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0917 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0897 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0883 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0804 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0947 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1079 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1533 kg per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3274 kg per square kilometre | +113.6% |
| 1973 | 0.358 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.371 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3333 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3697 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3745 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3677 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3699 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4367 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4294 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4112 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4531 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4612 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5051 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.524 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5818 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6995 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5435 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6416 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5866 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6753 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.76 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7671 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7509 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8532 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9222 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.998 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9875 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9706 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9682 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8586 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9758 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.974 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.1533 kg per square kilometre | 0.3274 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0899 kg per square kilometre | 0.0804 kg per square kilometre | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3133 kg per square kilometre | 0.1079 kg per square kilometre | 0.3745 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5045 kg per square kilometre | 0.4112 kg per square kilometre | 0.6995 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8056 kg per square kilometre | 0.5866 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.8586 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 0.974 kg per square kilometre | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 130 Argentina 1.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 1.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 1.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Luxembourg 1.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Mali 0.8746 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Zambia 0.8324 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 that leaches (n) in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Australia was 1.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0804 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Australia ranks 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.