Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.017 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 0.017 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0185 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 kg per person, in 1972.
That places New Zealand 123rd out of 168 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0078 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.008 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0085 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.009 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.009 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0102 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0101 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0119 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 kg per person | +51.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0149 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0151 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.015 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0158 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.017 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.017 kg per person | -0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.017 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.017 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.021 kg per person, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita 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 | +51.6% | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0101 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 kg per person | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0177 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.017 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 kg per person in 1972.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.