Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.4038 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 0.4038 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.843 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3414 kg per person, in 1997.
New Zealand ranks 43rd 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7127 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6948 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7018 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6872 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6859 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.703 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7539 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7473 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7463 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6742 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7737 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7501 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7952 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.843 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8382 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8209 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7604 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6893 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6592 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6179 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6505 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6441 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6245 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5826 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.565 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5653 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4853 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5157 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5265 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4702 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4486 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4143 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3804 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3522 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3471 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3431 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3414 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3493 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4374 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4348 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4323 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4258 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3968 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.406 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4341 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.376 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3704 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4177 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4034 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4024 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3905 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3859 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3756 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3993 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3914 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4064 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4098 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3938 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4144 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.427 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4262 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3924 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4038 kg per person | +2.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.4038 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.4038 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3238 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7148 kg per person | 0.6859 kg per person | 0.7539 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7604 kg per person | 0.6592 kg per person | 0.843 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5778 kg per person | 0.4853 kg per person | 0.6505 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3884 kg per person | 0.3414 kg per person | 0.4702 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4097 kg per person | 0.3704 kg per person | 0.4348 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3969 kg per person | 0.3756 kg per person | 0.4144 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4124 kg per person | 0.3924 kg per person | 0.427 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.4038 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.843 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3414 kg per person in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.