Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0125 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0125 kg per person.
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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0261 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 kg per person, in 1997.
That places New Zealand 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.022 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0215 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0217 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0213 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0212 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0233 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0231 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0231 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0209 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0239 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0232 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0246 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0261 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0259 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0254 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0235 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0213 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0204 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0191 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0201 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0199 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.018 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0175 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.015 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0159 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0163 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0118 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0109 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0108 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0124 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0116 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 kg per person | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0221 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 0.0233 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 0.0261 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0201 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 kg per person | 0.0106 kg per person | 0.0145 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0128 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 kg per person | 0.0121 kg per person | 0.0132 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 128 French Polynesia 0.014 kg per person compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0131 kg per person compare
- 130 Equatorial Guinea 0.0128 kg per person compare
- 132 Kiribati 0.0124 kg per person compare
- 133 Tonga 0.0122 kg per person compare
- 134 France 0.0116 kg per person 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0125 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 kg per person in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.