Chickens — Manure applied to soils in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Chickens — Manure applied to soils was 50.43 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
50.43 million kg
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
24th
of 193 countries
All-time high
51.58 million kg
in 2021
All-time low
11.40 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Manure applied to soils in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 50.43 million kg for chickens — manure applied to soils in 2023.

That represents a change of up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 51.58 million kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.40 million kg, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens — Manure applied to soils in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 11.40 million kg
1962 11.68 million kg +2.5%
1963 11.69 million kg +0.0%
1964 11.93 million kg +2.0%
1965 12.43 million kg +4.2%
1966 12.58 million kg +1.3%
1967 12.80 million kg +1.7%
1968 13.26 million kg +3.6%
1969 13.79 million kg +3.9%
1970 15.13 million kg +9.7%
1971 16.16 million kg +6.8%
1972 19.31 million kg +19.5%
1973 20.17 million kg +4.5%
1974 21.57 million kg +7.0%
1975 20.46 million kg -5.1%
1976 21.11 million kg +3.2%
1977 21.38 million kg +1.3%
1978 20.91 million kg -2.2%
1979 20.86 million kg -0.3%
1980 21.83 million kg +4.6%
1981 22.14 million kg +1.4%
1982 21.63 million kg -2.3%
1983 22.83 million kg +5.5%
1984 22.36 million kg -2.1%
1985 23.40 million kg +4.7%
1986 24.03 million kg +2.7%
1987 25.45 million kg +5.9%
1988 28.52 million kg +12.0%
1989 24.43 million kg -14.3%
1990 26.94 million kg +10.2%
1991 25.27 million kg -6.2%
1992 26.75 million kg +5.8%
1993 29.94 million kg +11.9%
1994 31.15 million kg +4.0%
1995 29.92 million kg -3.9%
1996 33.48 million kg +11.9%
1997 35.59 million kg +6.3%
1998 38.44 million kg +8.0%
1999 39.57 million kg +2.9%
2000 36.94 million kg -6.6%
2001 39.45 million kg +6.8%
2002 39.89 million kg +1.1%
2003 39.20 million kg -1.7%
2004 38.51 million kg -1.8%
2005 36.14 million kg -6.1%
2006 42.39 million kg +17.3%
2007 44.17 million kg +4.2%
2008 41.11 million kg -6.9%
2009 42.51 million kg +3.4%
2010 38.19 million kg -10.2%
2011 41.15 million kg +7.8%
2012 44.96 million kg +9.2%
2013 44.34 million kg -1.4%
2014 44.51 million kg +0.4%
2015 42.09 million kg -5.4%
2016 42.86 million kg +1.8%
2017 45.04 million kg +5.1%
2018 46.85 million kg +4.0%
2019 51.38 million kg +9.7%
2020 47.55 million kg -7.5%
2021 51.58 million kg +8.5%
2022 50.45 million kg -2.2%
2023 50.43 million kg -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.40 million kg 11.40 million kg 13.79 million kg 9
1970s 19.71 million kg 15.13 million kg 21.57 million kg 10
1980s 23.66 million kg 21.63 million kg 28.52 million kg 10
1990s 31.71 million kg 25.27 million kg 39.57 million kg 10
2000s 40.03 million kg 36.14 million kg 44.17 million kg 10
2010s 44.14 million kg 38.19 million kg 51.38 million kg 10
2020s 50.00 million kg 47.55 million kg 51.58 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 21 Canada 65.20 million kg compare
  2. 22 Italy 62.67 million kg compare
  3. 23 Dominican Republic 51.90 million kg compare
  4. 25 Philippines 50.27 million kg compare
  5. 26 Colombia 50.01 million kg compare
  6. 27 Belarus 46.10 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure applied to soils in Australia and New Zealand?
Chickens — manure applied to soils in Australia and New Zealand was 50.43 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 51.58 million kg in 2021.
What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 11.40 million kg in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for chickens — manure applied to soils?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,082 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).