Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 1.12 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 1.14 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.239 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 149th 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 left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.252 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2457 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.254 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2756 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2908 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2831 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2956 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2859 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2791 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.283 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3357 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3716 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3939 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3913 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4043 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3824 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3434 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3389 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3764 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.387 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3649 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3749 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4003 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4086 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4106 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4254 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4311 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4517 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4518 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4601 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5434 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5722 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5436 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.544 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5456 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5877 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6001 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6001 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9258 kg per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2003 | 0.892 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8331 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8539 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7707 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8699 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8812 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8109 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8304 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8329 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.852 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8506 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9046 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9399 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.8 kg per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.7 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre 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% | 0.6001 kg per square kilometre | 0.9258 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +27.5% | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | 0.3357 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2691 kg per square kilometre | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | 0.2956 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3448 kg per square kilometre | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | 0.4043 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3906 kg per square kilometre | 0.3389 kg per square kilometre | 0.4254 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5131 kg per square kilometre | 0.4311 kg per square kilometre | 0.5877 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8038 kg per square kilometre | 0.6001 kg per square kilometre | 0.9258 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9442 kg per square kilometre | 0.8304 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 146 Hungary 1.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Ukraine 1.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Czechia 1.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Latvia 0.9808 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Luxembourg 0.8541 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Slovakia 0.8093 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.239 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 149th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.