Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.5 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia stood at 1.5 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 3.22 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.18 kg per square kilometre, in 2004.
Australia ranks 117th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.5 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.5 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.15 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Australia was 1.5 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.