Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Australia

Australia: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.003 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.003 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
144th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0074 kg per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.0026 kg per person
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Australia, 1961–2023

0.0030.0040.0050.0060.007196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.003 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia peaked at 0.0074 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kg per person, in 2010.

Australia ranks 144th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … left capita leaches in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0064 kg per person —
1962 0.0064 kg per person -1.0%
1963 0.006 kg per person -5.4%
1964 0.006 kg per person -0.9%
1965 0.0063 kg per person +5.5%
1966 0.0062 kg per person -1.3%
1967 0.0064 kg per person +2.7%
1968 0.0067 kg per person +5.0%
1969 0.0068 kg per person +0.6%
1970 0.0074 kg per person +9.7%
1971 0.007 kg per person -4.9%
1972 0.0061 kg per person -13.2%
1973 0.0056 kg per person -7.7%
1974 0.006 kg per person +6.7%
1975 0.0057 kg per person -4.9%
1976 0.0055 kg per person -4.0%
1977 0.0055 kg per person -0.6%
1978 0.0053 kg per person -2.4%
1979 0.0054 kg per person +1.5%
1980 0.0049 kg per person -9.4%
1981 0.0049 kg per person +0.7%
1982 0.0048 kg per person -3.4%
1983 0.0049 kg per person +2.6%
1984 0.0044 kg per person -10.5%
1985 0.0041 kg per person -5.4%
1986 0.0041 kg per person -0.3%
1987 0.004 kg per person -2.5%
1988 0.0039 kg per person -1.9%
1989 0.0038 kg per person -3.7%
1990 0.0037 kg per person -2.3%
1991 0.0034 kg per person -7.5%
1992 0.003 kg per person -13.4%
1993 0.0035 kg per person +16.0%
1994 0.0036 kg per person +3.8%
1995 0.003 kg per person -16.2%
1996 0.0036 kg per person +18.9%
1997 0.0037 kg per person +3.7%
1998 0.0037 kg per person -1.2%
1999 0.0036 kg per person -2.0%
2000 0.0031 kg per person -14.6%
2001 0.0036 kg per person +17.3%
2002 0.0032 kg per person -11.0%
2003 0.0032 kg per person -0.7%
2004 0.0031 kg per person -2.9%
2005 0.0032 kg per person +2.7%
2006 0.0038 kg per person +19.3%
2007 0.0036 kg per person -5.9%
2008 0.0034 kg per person -5.3%
2009 0.0028 kg per person -16.3%
2010 0.0026 kg per person -8.3%
2011 0.0028 kg per person +10.2%
2012 0.0029 kg per person +0.3%
2013 0.0031 kg per person +7.4%
2014 0.0032 kg per person +3.3%
2015 0.0036 kg per person +12.5%
2016 0.0031 kg per person -12.1%
2017 0.0032 kg per person +0.9%
2018 0.0031 kg per person -0.9%
2019 0.0031 kg per person -0.2%
2020 0.003 kg per person -2.8%
2021 0.0032 kg per person +4.4%
2022 0.0031 kg per person -2.7%
2023 0.003 kg per person -2.7%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.003 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.004 kg per person, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.003 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0054 kg per person, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0064 kg per person 0.006 kg per person 0.0068 kg per person 9
1970s 0.006 kg per person 0.0053 kg per person 0.0074 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0044 kg per person 0.0038 kg per person 0.0049 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0035 kg per person 0.003 kg per person 0.0037 kg per person 10
2000s 0.0033 kg per person 0.0028 kg per person 0.0038 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0031 kg per person 0.0026 kg per person 0.0036 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0031 kg per person 0.003 kg per person 0.0032 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 141 Haiti 0.0031 kg per person compare
  2. 142 Ukraine 0.0031 kg per person compare
  3. 143 Ireland 0.0031 kg per person compare
  4. 145 Italy 0.003 kg per person compare
  5. 146 Greece 0.0028 kg per person compare
  6. 147 Finland 0.0027 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia?
Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia was 0.003 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0074 kg per person in 1970.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per person in 2010.
How does Australia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
Australia ranks 144th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.