Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 8.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.22 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
129th
of 168 countries
All-time high
10.12 kg per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
4.99 kg per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 8.22 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand peaked at 10.12 kg per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.99 kg per square kilometre, in 1994.
New Zealand ranks 129th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 6.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 7.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 8.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 9.22 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 10 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 8.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 7.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 7.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 6.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 4.99 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 4.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 6.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.06 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 7.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 8.22 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.47 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 8.22 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.87 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.34 kg per square kilometre | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.96 kg per square kilometre | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 kg per square kilometre | 4.99 kg per square kilometre | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | 7.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 kg per square kilometre | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 126 Uruguay 8.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Afghanistan 8.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Finland 8.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Zambia 8.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Saudi Arabia 7.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Norway 7.89 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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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 square in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand was 8.22 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.99 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- New Zealand ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 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.