Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0743 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 0.0743 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.4089 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0743 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3583 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3742 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3669 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3832 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4089 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3841 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3637 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3583 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3394 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3329 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3212 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3156 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2927 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2717 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2651 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2628 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.262 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2465 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2535 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2782 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3171 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3532 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3877 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.363 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.379 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3815 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3566 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3646 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3683 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3495 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3224 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3084 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3023 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.232 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2313 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2247 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2456 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2435 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.226 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2344 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2441 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2379 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2472 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.233 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2157 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2012 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1941 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1817 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1875 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1825 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1596 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1598 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1601 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1415 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.11 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1282 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1124 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1024 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0958 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0944 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0981 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0817 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 kg per person | -9.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0743 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0611 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0743 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.029 kg per person, 2.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3708 kg per person | 0.3394 kg per person | 0.4089 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2824 kg per person | 0.2465 kg per person | 0.3329 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3549 kg per person | 0.2782 kg per person | 0.3877 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2686 kg per person | 0.2247 kg per person | 0.3495 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2177 kg per person | 0.1817 kg per person | 0.2472 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1352 kg per person | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.1825 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0871 kg per person | 0.0743 kg per person | 0.0981 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0743 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4089 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0743 kg per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.