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
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Australia, 1961–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 143 Eswatini 0.3642 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.3407 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Iceland 0.3375 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Algeria 0.301 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Ethiopia 0.2871 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Lesotho 0.2751 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- 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 — 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — 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.