Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 4.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4.89 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 15.7 kg per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.89 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 92nd out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 11.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 11.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 11.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 11.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 10.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 10.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 10.96 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 14.11 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 14.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 15.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.78 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 15.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.73 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 14.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 13.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 13.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 11.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 12.06 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.86 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.09 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 7.65 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4.89 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4.89 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.15 kg per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.29 kg per square kilometre | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.72 kg per square kilometre | 9.74 kg per square kilometre | 11.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.47 kg per square kilometre | 10.96 kg per square kilometre | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3 kg per square kilometre | 10.61 kg per square kilometre | 14.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | 9.8 kg per square kilometre | 12.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 4.89 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 92nd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.