Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 2.87 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.87 million kg for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches in New Zealand peaked at 2.91 million kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 610,307 kg, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 610,307 kg | — |
| 1962 | 643,535 kg | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 627,667 kg | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 648,698 kg | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 703,855 kg | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 742,723 kg | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 723,060 kg | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 754,921 kg | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 730,181 kg | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 712,940 kg | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 722,779 kg | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 672,569 kg | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 857,315 kg | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 949,178 kg | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.01 million kg | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 999,329 kg | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.03 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 976,562 kg | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 877,116 kg | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 865,517 kg | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 961,374 kg | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 988,504 kg | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 932,048 kg | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 957,447 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.39 million kg | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 1.46 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million kg | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.39 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million kg | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.36 million kg | +54.3% |
| 2003 | 2.28 million kg | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.13 million kg | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million kg | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million kg | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.25 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million kg | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million kg | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.40 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million kg | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.69 million kg | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.73 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.80 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.83 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.91 million kg | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million kg | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.87 million kg | +2.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.87 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.95 million kg, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.87 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 586,797 kg, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +54.3% | 1.53 million kg | 2.36 million kg |
| 1973 | +27.5% | 672,569 kg | 857,315 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687,216 kg | 610,307 kg | 754,921 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 880,631 kg | 672,569 kg | 1.03 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 997,691 kg | 865,517 kg | 1.09 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million kg | 1.10 million kg | 1.50 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million kg | 1.53 million kg | 2.36 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 million kg | 2.12 million kg | 2.80 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 million kg | 2.80 million kg | 2.91 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches in New Zealand?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches in New Zealand was 2.87 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million kg in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 610,307 kg in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches?
- New Zealand ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).