Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content) was 295,365 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 295,365 kg for chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture in New Zealand peaked at 300,399 kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62,918 kg, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,918 kg | — |
| 1962 | 66,344 kg | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 64,708 kg | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 66,876 kg | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 72,562 kg | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 76,569 kg | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 74,542 kg | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 77,827 kg | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 75,276 kg | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 73,499 kg | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 74,513 kg | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 69,337 kg | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 88,383 kg | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 97,853 kg | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 103,706 kg | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 103,024 kg | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 106,451 kg | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 100,677 kg | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 90,424 kg | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 89,228 kg | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 99,111 kg | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 101,908 kg | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 96,087 kg | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 98,706 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 105,408 kg | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 107,582 kg | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 108,111 kg | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 110,406 kg | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 112,002 kg | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 113,508 kg | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 118,950 kg | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 118,970 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 121,157 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 143,071 kg | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 150,659 kg | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 143,124 kg | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 143,231 kg | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 143,656 kg | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 154,757 kg | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 158,009 kg | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 158,009 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 243,773 kg | +54.3% |
| 2003 | 234,883 kg | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 219,370 kg | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 224,851 kg | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 202,946 kg | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 229,057 kg | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 232,036 kg | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 213,507 kg | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 218,648 kg | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 219,306 kg | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 224,343 kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 223,981 kg | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 238,189 kg | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 247,484 kg | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 266,066 kg | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 277,692 kg | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 281,581 kg | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 288,961 kg | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 291,434 kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 300,399 kg | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 288,675 kg | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 295,365 kg | +2.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 295,365 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 372,626 kg, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 295,365 kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 295,365 kg, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture (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% | 158,009 kg | 243,773 kg |
| 1973 | +27.5% | 69,337 kg | 88,383 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,847 kg | 62,918 kg | 77,827 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 90,787 kg | 69,337 kg | 106,451 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,855 kg | 89,228 kg | 112,002 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,108 kg | 113,508 kg | 154,757 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 211,644 kg | 158,009 kg | 243,773 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,625 kg | 218,648 kg | 288,961 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 293,968 kg | 288,675 kg | 300,399 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 left on pasture in New Zealand?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in New Zealand was 295,365 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 300,399 kg in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,918 kg in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- New Zealand ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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).