Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in New Zealand stood at 0.0025 kg per person.
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 volatilises (n) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0052 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 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 volatilises in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0044 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0043 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.004 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.003 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 kg per person | +2.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 kg per person, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0036 kg per person, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0047 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 128 French Polynesia 0.0028 kg per person compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0026 kg per person compare
- 130 Equatorial Guinea 0.0026 kg per person compare
- 132 Kiribati 0.0025 kg per person compare
- 133 Tonga 0.0024 kg per person compare
- 134 France 0.0023 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 volatilises (n) in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in New Zealand was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 kg per person in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- New Zealand ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.