Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.2476 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.2476 kg per person for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 1.36 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2476 kg per person, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 54th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.19 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.28 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.36 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 1.28 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 1.21 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.13 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9758 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9057 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8837 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8759 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8732 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8218 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8449 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9275 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 1.18 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 1.29 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 1.21 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.26 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.19 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.17 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.07 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7732 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7709 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7489 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8188 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8116 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7535 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7812 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8138 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7931 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8241 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7768 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.719 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6708 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6472 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6058 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6251 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6083 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5321 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5327 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5337 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4717 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3666 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4274 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3746 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3414 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3193 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3145 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.327 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2724 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2476 kg per person | -9.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.2476 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2038 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.2476 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0967 kg per person, 2.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9414 kg per person | 0.8218 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg per person | 0.9275 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8953 kg per person | 0.7489 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7257 kg per person | 0.6058 kg per person | 0.8241 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4508 kg per person | 0.3193 kg per person | 0.6083 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2904 kg per person | 0.2476 kg per person | 0.327 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.2476 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2476 kg per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.