Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Australia
Australia: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.0069 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0069 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
166th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.008 kg per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.0045 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0069 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023.
The figure 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 volatilises (n) in Australia peaked at 0.008 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 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 … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.006 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0069 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2908 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0069 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.407 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 kg per square kilometre | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 kg per square kilometre | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 kg per square kilometre | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 163 New Caledonia 0.0272 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0152 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0122 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Iceland 0.0046 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Canada 0.0044 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 volatilises (n) in Australia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Australia was 0.0069 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Australia ranks 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.