Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.0104 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0104 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
166th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0121 kg per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.0068 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia is 0.0104 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia peaked at 0.0121 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Australia 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0088 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0119 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.009 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0104 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0104 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6106 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 kg per square kilometre | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 kg per square kilometre | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 kg per square kilometre | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | 0.0106 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 163 New Caledonia 0.0408 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0229 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0184 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Iceland 0.0069 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Canada 0.0066 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia was 0.0104 kg per square kilometre 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 0.0121 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Australia ranks 166th 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 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.