Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.0037 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand is 0.0037 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 that leaches (n content) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0078 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 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 … left capita leaches in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0064 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0065 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0064 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0065 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.007 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0063 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0072 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.007 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0078 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0061 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.006 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.006 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0052 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.004 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.004 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0037 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.004 kg per person, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0037 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0054 kg per person, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0078 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0032 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 128 French Polynesia 0.0042 kg per person compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0039 kg per person compare
- 130 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 kg per person compare
- 132 Kiribati 0.0037 kg per person compare
- 133 Tonga 0.0037 kg per person compare
- 134 France 0.0035 kg per person 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 that leaches (n content) in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand was 0.0037 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 kg per person in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- New Zealand ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 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.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 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.