Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Australia
Australia: Horses — Amount excreted in manure was 11.55 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure in Australia is 11.55 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure in Australia peaked at 24.70 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.05 million kg, in 2004.
Australia ranks 36th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.70 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 23.20 million kg | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 22.60 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 22.12 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 21.46 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 20.43 million kg | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 19.78 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 18.49 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 18.87 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 18.81 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 18.58 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 18.58 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 18.41 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 18.78 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 17.54 million kg | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 15.91 million kg | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 17.13 million kg | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 18.08 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 19.65 million kg | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 20.38 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 20.17 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.97 million kg | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 18.53 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 17.70 million kg | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 17.19 million kg | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 14.30 million kg | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 12.90 million kg | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 13.81 million kg | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 13.07 million kg | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 12.81 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 12.72 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 11.94 million kg | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 11.24 million kg | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 10.32 million kg | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 9.91 million kg | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 9.49 million kg | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 9.49 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.08 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 9.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.05 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.12 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.61 million kg | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 10.93 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.73 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.59 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.65 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.71 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.94 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.02 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.15 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.22 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.23 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.17 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.13 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.10 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.36 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.43 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.49 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.55 million kg | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11.55 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 million kg, 9.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11.55 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 878,201 kg, 13.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.30 million kg | 18.49 million kg | 24.70 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.15 million kg | 15.91 million kg | 19.65 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.70 million kg | 12.90 million kg | 20.38 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.61 million kg | 9.08 million kg | 12.81 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.74 million kg | 9.05 million kg | 10.93 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.03 million kg | 10.65 million kg | 11.23 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.46 million kg | 11.36 million kg | 11.55 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 33 Italy 13.15 million kg compare
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 12.84 million kg compare
- 35 Chile 11.71 million kg compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 11.03 million kg compare
- 38 Spain 11.00 million kg compare
- 39 Yugoslav SFR 10.85 million kg 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 horses — amount excreted in manure in Australia?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure in Australia was 11.55 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.70 million kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 million kg in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for horses — amount excreted in manure?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).