Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Australia
Australia: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.0329 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0329 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
164th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0338 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0075 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0329 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Australia peaked at 0.0338 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 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 volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0142 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0177 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0187 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0173 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0184 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0214 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0249 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0272 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0258 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0254 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0253 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0271 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0274 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0304 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.029 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0304 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0307 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0337 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0329 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0329 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7598 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0329 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | 0.0091 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0173 kg per square kilometre | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0267 kg per square kilometre | 0.0232 kg per square kilometre | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0291 kg per square kilometre | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0326 kg per square kilometre | 0.0307 kg per square kilometre | 0.0337 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 161 Norway 0.0789 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 New Caledonia 0.0772 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mongolia 0.0498 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0267 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 0.0242 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Canada 0.0156 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 volatilises (n content), per in Australia?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Australia was 0.0329 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Australia ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.