Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.0493 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0493 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
157th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0607 kg per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.03 kg per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) 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 volatilises (n) in New Zealand is 0.0493 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0607 kg per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.03 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 … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0405 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0405 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0417 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0417 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0442 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0486 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0445 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0519 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0512 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0553 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0599 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0607 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0557 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0481 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0452 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0469 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0442 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0373 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0408 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0368 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0368 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0301 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0313 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0375 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.037 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0368 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0418 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0408 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0402 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0392 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.045 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0463 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0509 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0509 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0468 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0493 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0493 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2908 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0493 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.407 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.044 kg per square kilometre | 0.0405 kg per square kilometre | 0.0486 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0538 kg per square kilometre | 0.0445 kg per square kilometre | 0.0607 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | 0.0373 kg per square kilometre | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0331 kg per square kilometre | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | 0.0368 kg per square kilometre | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 kg per square kilometre | 0.0392 kg per square kilometre | 0.0484 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0495 kg per square kilometre | 0.0468 kg per square kilometre | 0.0509 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 154 Czechia 0.0655 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.0623 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sweden 0.0584 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Estonia 0.0391 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Mongolia 0.0389 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Vanuatu 0.0387 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 volatilises (n) in New Zealand?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in New Zealand was 0.0493 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0607 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- New Zealand ranks 157th 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 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 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.