Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 6.45 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6.45 million kg for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Australia peaked at 6.70 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 411,919 kg, in 1968.
Australia ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 419,910 kg | — |
| 1962 | 433,931 kg | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 497,724 kg | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 515,950 kg | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 469,683 kg | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 459,167 kg | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 452,157 kg | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 411,919 kg | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 484,755 kg | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 552,754 kg | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 784,931 kg | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 1.68 million kg | +113.6% |
| 1973 | 1.83 million kg | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 1.90 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.71 million kg | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.89 million kg | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 1.92 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.88 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.89 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.24 million kg | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 2.20 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.11 million kg | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.32 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 2.36 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.59 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 2.68 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 2.98 million kg | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 3.58 million kg | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 2.78 million kg | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 3.29 million kg | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 3.00 million kg | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 3.46 million kg | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 3.89 million kg | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 3.93 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.85 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.37 million kg | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 4.72 million kg | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 5.29 million kg | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 5.46 million kg | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.11 million kg | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.38 million kg | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 5.06 million kg | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.97 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.96 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.40 million kg | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 5.50 million kg | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 5.76 million kg | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.18 million kg | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 5.80 million kg | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 5.00 million kg | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.44 million kg | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 6.14 million kg | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 5.89 million kg | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.76 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.99 million kg | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 5.22 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.54 million kg | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.86 million kg | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 6.70 million kg | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 5.95 million kg | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 6.62 million kg | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 6.49 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.45 million kg | -0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6.45 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 793,905 kg, 8.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 6.45 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 212,058 kg, 30.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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% | 784,931 kg | 1.68 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 460,577 kg | 411,919 kg | 515,950 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.60 million kg | 552,754 kg | 1.92 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 million kg | 2.11 million kg | 3.58 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 million kg | 3.00 million kg | 5.46 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 million kg | 4.40 million kg | 5.80 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 million kg | 4.99 million kg | 6.70 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 million kg | 5.95 million kg | 6.62 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 that volatilises in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Australia was 6.45 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.70 million kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 411,919 kg in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).