Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia stood at 3.2 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0312 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 127th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0358 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0584 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0584 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1442 kg per square kilometre | +146.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0779 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6966 kg per square kilometre | +794.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7208 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1991 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.77 kg per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.44 kg per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +794.0% | 0.0779 kg per square kilometre | 0.6966 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +146.7% | 0.0584 kg per square kilometre | 0.1442 kg per square kilometre |
| 1984 | -56.8% | 0.1442 kg per square kilometre | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 kg per square kilometre | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0534 kg per square kilometre | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3938 kg per square kilometre | 0.0507 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0312 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — 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
Goats — 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — 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.