Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.0493 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0493 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
164th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0507 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0113 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Australia stood at 0.0493 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Australia peaked at 0.0507 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 164th 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0125 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.013 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0206 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0222 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0215 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0217 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0217 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0229 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0229 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0231 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0241 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0301 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0281 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0277 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0314 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.032 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0374 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0408 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0387 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0382 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0379 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0433 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0444 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0406 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.043 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0376 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0455 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0448 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0445 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0412 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0413 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0435 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.046 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0493 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0493 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0493 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.71 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0203 kg per square kilometre | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | 0.0222 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0246 kg per square kilometre | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | 0.0301 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | 0.0417 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0401 kg per square kilometre | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | 0.0444 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | 0.0376 kg per square kilometre | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0489 kg per square kilometre | 0.046 kg per square kilometre | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 161 Norway 0.1183 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 New Caledonia 0.1157 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mongolia 0.0748 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0401 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 0.0362 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Canada 0.0234 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Australia?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Australia was 0.0493 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0507 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Australia ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.