Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Australia
Australia: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
157th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.34 kg per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.7528 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia stood at 1.16 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7528 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Australia 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9748 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9888 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9537 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9643 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.987 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9465 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.957 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9471 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9441 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9252 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9175 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8596 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7528 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8812 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9231 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7818 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9406 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9859 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9843 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9756 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8427 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9017 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9056 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8884 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9239 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8839 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8229 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9194 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9382 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.9537 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9949 kg per square kilometre | 0.9252 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9002 kg per square kilometre | 0.7528 kg per square kilometre | 0.9859 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9571 kg per square kilometre | 0.8427 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.8229 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 154 Papua New Guinea 2.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Niger 1.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Gabon 1.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Iceland 1.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Guyana 1 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, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Australia was 1.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7528 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.