How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?

New Zealand ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in New Zealand

Name: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in New Zealand
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New Zealand: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.4163 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.4163 kg per person

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

77th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.8691 kg per person

in 1974

All-time low

0.3519 kg per person

in 1997

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.4163 kg per person.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.8691 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3519 kg per person, in 1997.

New Zealand ranks 77th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.7347 kg per person	—
1962	0.7163 kg per person	-2.5%
1963	0.7235 kg per person	+1.0%
1964	0.7085 kg per person	-2.1%
1965	0.7071 kg per person	-0.2%
1966	0.7248 kg per person	+2.5%
1967	0.7772 kg per person	+7.2%
1968	0.7704 kg per person	-0.9%
1969	0.7694 kg per person	-0.1%
1970	0.695 kg per person	-9.7%
1971	0.7976 kg per person	+14.8%
1972	0.7733 kg per person	-3.1%
1973	0.8198 kg per person	+6.0%
1974	0.8691 kg per person	+6.0%
1975	0.8641 kg per person	-0.6%
1976	0.8463 kg per person	-2.1%
1977	0.7839 kg per person	-7.4%
1978	0.7106 kg per person	-9.3%
1979	0.6796 kg per person	-4.4%
1980	0.6371 kg per person	-6.3%
1981	0.6706 kg per person	+5.3%
1982	0.664 kg per person	-1.0%
1983	0.6438 kg per person	-3.0%
1984	0.6007 kg per person	-6.7%
1985	0.5825 kg per person	-3.0%
1986	0.5828 kg per person	+0.1%
1987	0.5003 kg per person	-14.2%
1988	0.5316 kg per person	+6.3%
1989	0.5428 kg per person	+2.1%
1990	0.4847 kg per person	-10.7%
1991	0.4624 kg per person	-4.6%
1992	0.4271 kg per person	-7.6%
1993	0.3921 kg per person	-8.2%
1994	0.3631 kg per person	-7.4%
1995	0.3579 kg per person	-1.5%
1996	0.3537 kg per person	-1.2%
1997	0.3519 kg per person	-0.5%
1998	0.3601 kg per person	+2.3%
1999	0.4509 kg per person	+25.2%
2000	0.4483 kg per person	-0.6%
2001	0.4457 kg per person	-0.6%
2002	0.4389 kg per person	-1.5%
2003	0.4091 kg per person	-6.8%
2004	0.4186 kg per person	+2.3%
2005	0.4475 kg per person	+6.9%
2006	0.3876 kg per person	-13.4%
2007	0.3819 kg per person	-1.5%
2008	0.4306 kg per person	+12.8%
2009	0.4158 kg per person	-3.4%
2010	0.4148 kg per person	-0.2%
2011	0.4026 kg per person	-3.0%
2012	0.3978 kg per person	-1.2%
2013	0.3872 kg per person	-2.7%
2014	0.4116 kg per person	+6.3%
2015	0.4035 kg per person	-2.0%
2016	0.419 kg per person	+3.8%
2017	0.4225 kg per person	+0.8%
2018	0.406 kg per person	-3.9%
2019	0.4272 kg per person	+5.2%
2020	0.4402 kg per person	+3.1%
2021	0.4394 kg per person	-0.2%
2022	0.4046 kg per person	-7.9%
2023	0.4163 kg per person	+2.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7369 kg per person	0.7071 kg per person	0.7772 kg per person	9
1970s	0.7839 kg per person	0.6796 kg per person	0.8691 kg per person	10
1980s	0.5956 kg per person	0.5003 kg per person	0.6706 kg per person	10
1990s	0.4004 kg per person	0.3519 kg per person	0.4847 kg per person	10
2000s	0.4224 kg per person	0.3819 kg per person	0.4483 kg per person	10
2010s	0.4092 kg per person	0.3872 kg per person	0.4272 kg per person	10
2020s	0.4251 kg per person	0.4046 kg per person	0.4402 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

74 Bhutan 0.4467 kg per person compare
75 Georgia 0.4349 kg per person compare
76 Kyrgyzstan 0.4214 kg per person compare
78 Malta 0.4148 kg per person compare
79 Kiribati 0.4146 kg per person compare
80 Tonga 0.4069 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in New Zealand?: Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.4163 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.8691 kg per person in 1974.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3519 kg per person in 1997.
How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?: New Zealand ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.