Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture was 997,326 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Australia stood at 997,326 kg.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Australia peaked at 1.04 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63,699 kg, in 1968.
Australia ranks 94th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64,935 kg | — |
| 1962 | 67,103 kg | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 76,968 kg | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 79,786 kg | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 72,631 kg | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 71,005 kg | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 69,921 kg | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 63,699 kg | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 74,962 kg | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 85,477 kg | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 121,381 kg | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 259,305 kg | +113.6% |
| 1973 | 283,566 kg | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 293,864 kg | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 263,966 kg | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 292,824 kg | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 296,585 kg | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 291,219 kg | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 292,964 kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 345,844 kg | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 340,110 kg | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 325,692 kg | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 358,821 kg | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 365,249 kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 400,058 kg | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 415,018 kg | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 460,754 kg | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 553,982 kg | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 430,455 kg | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 508,116 kg | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 464,613 kg | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 534,827 kg | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 601,886 kg | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 607,556 kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 594,666 kg | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 675,699 kg | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 730,357 kg | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 818,501 kg | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 844,074 kg | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 790,403 kg | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 831,434 kg | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 782,077 kg | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 768,732 kg | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 766,803 kg | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 680,003 kg | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 850,416 kg | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 890,168 kg | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 800,777 kg | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 897,648 kg | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 772,819 kg | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 841,581 kg | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 949,812 kg | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 910,981 kg | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 890,742 kg | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 771,388 kg | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 806,793 kg | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 856,215 kg | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 906,873 kg | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million kg | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 919,513 kg | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million kg | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 997,326 kg | -0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 997,326 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 221,602 kg, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 997,326 kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37,270 kg, 26.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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% | 121,381 kg | 259,305 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,223 kg | 63,699 kg | 79,786 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 248,115 kg | 85,477 kg | 296,585 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 399,598 kg | 325,692 kg | 553,982 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 638,030 kg | 464,613 kg | 844,074 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 805,846 kg | 680,003 kg | 897,648 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 874,343 kg | 771,388 kg | 1.04 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 985,985 kg | 919,513 kg | 1.02 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 left on pasture in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Australia was 997,326 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,699 kg in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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).