Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 39.70 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
39.70 million kg
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.79 million kg
in 2019
All-time low
2.41 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure management in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 39.70 million kg for chickens, broilers — manure management in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure management in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 40.79 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million kg, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 2.41 million kg —
1962 2.59 million kg +7.5%
1963 2.80 million kg +8.3%
1964 2.97 million kg +5.7%
1965 2.89 million kg -2.5%
1966 2.89 million kg -0.0%
1967 2.62 million kg -9.4%
1968 2.52 million kg -3.6%
1969 2.79 million kg +10.5%
1970 3.25 million kg +16.4%
1971 4.13 million kg +27.2%
1972 8.45 million kg +104.7%
1973 9.67 million kg +14.5%
1974 10.12 million kg +4.6%
1975 9.30 million kg -8.0%
1976 10.25 million kg +10.1%
1977 10.66 million kg +4.0%
1978 10.52 million kg -1.3%
1979 10.35 million kg -1.6%
1980 12.14 million kg +17.4%
1981 12.17 million kg +0.2%
1982 11.79 million kg -3.1%
1983 12.71 million kg +7.8%
1984 13.12 million kg +3.2%
1985 14.51 million kg +10.6%
1986 15.06 million kg +3.8%
1987 16.80 million kg +11.6%
1988 19.79 million kg +17.8%
1989 15.80 million kg -20.1%
1990 18.53 million kg +17.3%
1991 17.30 million kg -6.7%
1992 19.68 million kg +13.7%
1993 22.02 million kg +11.9%
1994 23.00 million kg +4.4%
1995 22.82 million kg -0.7%
1996 25.20 million kg +10.4%
1997 26.96 million kg +7.0%
1998 29.78 million kg +10.5%
1999 30.62 million kg +2.8%
2000 28.99 million kg -5.3%
2001 30.31 million kg +4.6%
2002 31.49 million kg +3.9%
2003 30.85 million kg -2.0%
2004 30.23 million kg -2.0%
2005 27.46 million kg -9.1%
2006 32.49 million kg +18.3%
2007 34.62 million kg +6.6%
2008 31.61 million kg -8.7%
2009 34.19 million kg +8.2%
2010 30.31 million kg -11.4%
2011 32.59 million kg +7.5%
2012 36.26 million kg +11.3%
2013 35.03 million kg -3.4%
2014 34.70 million kg -0.9%
2015 31.14 million kg -10.3%
2016 32.77 million kg +5.2%
2017 34.69 million kg +5.8%
2018 36.50 million kg +5.2%
2019 40.79 million kg +11.8%
2020 36.99 million kg -9.3%
2021 40.63 million kg +9.8%
2022 39.80 million kg -2.0%
2023 39.70 million kg -0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Australia and New Zealand 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.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +104.7% 4.13 million kg 8.45 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.72 million kg 2.41 million kg 2.97 million kg 9
1970s 8.67 million kg 3.25 million kg 10.66 million kg 10
1980s 14.39 million kg 11.79 million kg 19.79 million kg 10
1990s 23.59 million kg 17.30 million kg 30.62 million kg 10
2000s 31.22 million kg 27.46 million kg 34.62 million kg 10
2010s 34.48 million kg 30.31 million kg 40.79 million kg 10
2020s 39.28 million kg 36.99 million kg 40.63 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 14 Dominican Republic 46.82 million kg compare
  2. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 577,925 kg compare
  3. 15 Malaysia 40.76 million kg compare
  4. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 477,643 kg compare
  5. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.42 million kg compare
  6. 16 Polynesia 277,604 kg compare
  7. 17 Micronesia 230,986 kg compare
  8. 18 Thailand 38.32 million kg compare
  9. 18 Timor-Leste 131,568 kg compare
  10. 19 Germany 37.54 million kg compare
  11. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 34,700 kg compare
  12. 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kg compare
  13. 20 Japan 36.80 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure management in Australia and New Zealand?
Chickens, broilers — manure management in Australia and New Zealand was 39.70 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure management recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 40.79 million kg in 2019.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure management recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million kg in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for chickens, broilers — manure management?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure management rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,082 data points, 1961–2023
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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).