Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.074 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.074 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
157th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0911 kg per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.0449 kg per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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 that leaches (n content) in New Zealand is 0.074 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0911 kg per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0449 kg per square kilometre, in 1994.
New Zealand ranks 157th 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 … left square kilometre leaches in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0608 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0608 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0626 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0626 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0635 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0663 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0724 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0729 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0668 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0778 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0768 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.083 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0898 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0911 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0836 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0758 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0722 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0678 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0716 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0716 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0704 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0663 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0647 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0647 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.056 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0597 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0612 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0552 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0552 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0516 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0479 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0449 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0449 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0455 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.047 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0591 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0591 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0591 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0592 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0563 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0585 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0632 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0554 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0551 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0627 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0612 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0603 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0599 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0588 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0635 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0636 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0675 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0695 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.068 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0726 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0763 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0703 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.074 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.074 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.074 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6106 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.066 kg per square kilometre | 0.0608 kg per square kilometre | 0.0729 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0807 kg per square kilometre | 0.0668 kg per square kilometre | 0.0911 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0654 kg per square kilometre | 0.056 kg per square kilometre | 0.0716 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | 0.0449 kg per square kilometre | 0.0591 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.059 kg per square kilometre | 0.0551 kg per square kilometre | 0.0632 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0645 kg per square kilometre | 0.0588 kg per square kilometre | 0.0726 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0742 kg per square kilometre | 0.0703 kg per square kilometre | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 154 Czechia 0.0982 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.0934 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sweden 0.0876 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Estonia 0.0587 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Mongolia 0.0583 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Vanuatu 0.0581 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 that leaches (n content) in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand was 0.074 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0911 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0449 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- New Zealand ranks 157th 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 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 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.