Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 5.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.31 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
141st
of 168 countries
All-time high
5.47 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
1.22 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Australia stood at 5.31 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 5.47 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.22 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 141st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 4.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 4.91 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.95 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 104.83 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 5.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Madagascar 5.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Afghanistan 5.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 South Sudan 4.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Zambia 4.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea 4.32 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Australia was 5.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 141st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.