Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia

Australia: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.3367 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.3367 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
146th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.3901 kg per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.2191 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Australia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Australia is 0.3367 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Australia peaked at 0.3901 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2191 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.

Australia ranks 146th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 0.2837 kg per square kilometre —
1962 0.2877 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1963 0.2775 kg per square kilometre -3.5%
1964 0.2806 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1965 0.302 kg per square kilometre +7.6%
1966 0.3051 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
1967 0.3173 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1968 0.3392 kg per square kilometre +6.9%
1969 0.3487 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
1970 0.3901 kg per square kilometre +11.9%
1971 0.3837 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
1972 0.3391 kg per square kilometre -11.6%
1973 0.3179 kg per square kilometre -6.2%
1974 0.3478 kg per square kilometre +9.4%
1975 0.3349 kg per square kilometre -3.7%
1976 0.3246 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
1977 0.3261 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
1978 0.3219 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
1979 0.3304 kg per square kilometre +2.6%
1980 0.303 kg per square kilometre -8.3%
1981 0.3099 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1982 0.3047 kg per square kilometre -1.7%
1983 0.317 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1984 0.2872 kg per square kilometre -9.4%
1985 0.2754 kg per square kilometre -4.1%
1986 0.2785 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1987 0.2756 kg per square kilometre -1.0%
1988 0.2747 kg per square kilometre -0.3%
1989 0.2692 kg per square kilometre -2.0%
1990 0.267 kg per square kilometre -0.8%
1991 0.2501 kg per square kilometre -6.3%
1992 0.2191 kg per square kilometre -12.4%
1993 0.2564 kg per square kilometre +17.0%
1994 0.2686 kg per square kilometre +4.8%
1995 0.2275 kg per square kilometre -15.3%
1996 0.2737 kg per square kilometre +20.3%
1997 0.2869 kg per square kilometre +4.8%
1998 0.2864 kg per square kilometre -0.2%
1999 0.2839 kg per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.2452 kg per square kilometre -13.6%
2001 0.2913 kg per square kilometre +18.8%
2002 0.2624 kg per square kilometre -9.9%
2003 0.2635 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
2004 0.2585 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
2005 0.2689 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
2006 0.3252 kg per square kilometre +21.0%
2007 0.3116 kg per square kilometre -4.2%
2008 0.3012 kg per square kilometre -3.3%
2009 0.2572 kg per square kilometre -14.6%
2010 0.2395 kg per square kilometre -6.9%
2011 0.2676 kg per square kilometre +11.7%
2012 0.273 kg per square kilometre +2.0%
2013 0.2983 kg per square kilometre +9.3%
2014 0.3129 kg per square kilometre +4.9%
2015 0.3571 kg per square kilometre +14.1%
2016 0.3185 kg per square kilometre -10.8%
2017 0.3267 kg per square kilometre +2.6%
2018 0.3287 kg per square kilometre +0.6%
2019 0.3329 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
2020 0.3276 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 0.3426 kg per square kilometre +4.6%
2022 0.3376 kg per square kilometre -1.4%
2023 0.3367 kg per square kilometre -0.3%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.3367 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.02 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.3367 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.68 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3047 kg per square kilometre 0.2775 kg per square kilometre 0.3487 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.3416 kg per square kilometre 0.3179 kg per square kilometre 0.3901 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2895 kg per square kilometre 0.2692 kg per square kilometre 0.317 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.262 kg per square kilometre 0.2191 kg per square kilometre 0.2869 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2785 kg per square kilometre 0.2452 kg per square kilometre 0.3252 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3055 kg per square kilometre 0.2395 kg per square kilometre 0.3571 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3361 kg per square kilometre 0.3276 kg per square kilometre 0.3426 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 143 Eswatini 0.3642 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.3407 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 Iceland 0.3375 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 147 Algeria 0.301 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 148 Ethiopia 0.2871 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 149 Lesotho 0.2751 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Australia?
Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Australia was 0.3367 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3901 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2191 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Australia rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
Australia ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.