Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 299,198 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches in Australia is 299,198 kg, measured 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 left on pasture that leaches in Australia peaked at 310,870 kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,110 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 that leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,480 kg | — |
| 1962 | 20,131 kg | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 23,090 kg | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 23,936 kg | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 21,789 kg | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 21,302 kg | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 20,976 kg | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 19,110 kg | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 22,489 kg | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 25,643 kg | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 36,414 kg | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 77,791 kg | +113.6% |
| 1973 | 85,070 kg | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 88,159 kg | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 79,190 kg | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 87,847 kg | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 88,976 kg | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 87,366 kg | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 87,889 kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 103,753 kg | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 102,033 kg | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 97,708 kg | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 107,646 kg | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 109,575 kg | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 120,017 kg | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 124,505 kg | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 138,226 kg | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 166,195 kg | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 129,136 kg | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 152,435 kg | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 139,384 kg | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 160,448 kg | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 180,566 kg | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 182,267 kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 178,400 kg | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 202,710 kg | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 219,107 kg | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 245,550 kg | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 253,222 kg | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 237,121 kg | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 249,430 kg | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 234,623 kg | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 230,620 kg | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 230,041 kg | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 204,001 kg | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 255,125 kg | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 267,050 kg | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 240,233 kg | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 269,294 kg | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 231,846 kg | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 252,474 kg | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 284,944 kg | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 273,294 kg | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 267,223 kg | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 231,416 kg | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 242,038 kg | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 256,865 kg | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 272,062 kg | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 310,870 kg | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 275,854 kg | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 306,938 kg | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 301,191 kg | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 299,198 kg | -0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 299,198 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 66,480 kg, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 299,198 kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,181 kg, 26.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that 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% | 36,414 kg | 77,791 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,367 kg | 19,110 kg | 23,936 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,435 kg | 25,643 kg | 88,976 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,879 kg | 97,708 kg | 166,195 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 191,409 kg | 139,384 kg | 253,222 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,754 kg | 204,001 kg | 269,294 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,303 kg | 231,416 kg | 310,870 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,795 kg | 275,854 kg | 306,938 kg | 4 |
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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 that leaches in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches in Australia was 299,198 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 310,870 kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,110 kg in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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).