Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Australia
Australia: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 0.0259 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Australia stood at 0.0259 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Australia peaked at 0.0269 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kg per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Australia 155th 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 … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.002 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.002 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | +113.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.009 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.012 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0132 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.019 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0247 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0237 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0266 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0261 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre 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% | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 kg per square kilometre | 0.0017 kg per square kilometre | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0166 kg per square kilometre | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | 0.0177 kg per square kilometre | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | 0.0266 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 152 Estonia 0.0497 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Norway 0.0473 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Vanuatu 0.047 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 North Macedonia 0.0257 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Luxembourg 0.0154 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 0.0145 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 volatilises (n) in Australia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Australia was 0.0259 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Australia ranks 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.