Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre was 0.2466 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2466 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
157th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.3035 kg per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.1498 kg per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in New Zealand is 0.2466 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in New Zealand peaked at 0.3035 kg per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1498 kg per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places New Zealand 157th 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 … left pasture square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2087 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2087 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2118 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.221 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2412 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2412 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2431 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2593 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2558 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2766 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2994 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3035 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2999 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2787 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2527 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2388 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2347 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2208 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2156 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1867 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1989 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.204 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1839 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1841 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1719 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1596 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1498 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1498 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1504 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1516 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1565 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.197 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1975 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1877 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1949 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2108 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1848 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1838 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.209 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2056 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2011 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1998 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.196 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2118 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2119 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.225 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2317 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2267 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2419 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2342 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2466 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.2466 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.2466 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.04 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2201 kg per square kilometre | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | 0.2431 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2689 kg per square kilometre | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | 0.3035 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.218 kg per square kilometre | 0.1867 kg per square kilometre | 0.2388 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1655 kg per square kilometre | 0.1498 kg per square kilometre | 0.197 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1966 kg per square kilometre | 0.1838 kg per square kilometre | 0.2108 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2152 kg per square kilometre | 0.196 kg per square kilometre | 0.2419 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2475 kg per square kilometre | 0.2342 kg per square kilometre | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 154 Czechia 0.3273 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.3114 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sweden 0.292 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Estonia 0.1957 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Mongolia 0.1943 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Vanuatu 0.1936 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture (n content), per square in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in New Zealand was 0.2466 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3035 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1498 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- New Zealand ranks 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.