Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.4504 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia stood at 0.4504 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 0.9647 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3533 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9647 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.906 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8824 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8638 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8381 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.798 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7724 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7222 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7367 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7346 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7254 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7254 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.719 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7335 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6851 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6213 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.669 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7059 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7672 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.796 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7876 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7407 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7237 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6911 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6711 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5583 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5038 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5393 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5104 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5004 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4966 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4664 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4388 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.403 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3869 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3708 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3708 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3533 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3563 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4145 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.427 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4191 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4134 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4159 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4183 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4272 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4304 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4353 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.438 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4381 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4358 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.434 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4329 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4432 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4458 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4481 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4504 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4504 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.82 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4504 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.04 kg per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8316 kg per square kilometre | 0.7222 kg per square kilometre | 0.9647 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7086 kg per square kilometre | 0.6213 kg per square kilometre | 0.7672 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6522 kg per square kilometre | 0.5038 kg per square kilometre | 0.796 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4143 kg per square kilometre | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | 0.5004 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3802 kg per square kilometre | 0.3533 kg per square kilometre | 0.427 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4306 kg per square kilometre | 0.4159 kg per square kilometre | 0.4381 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4469 kg per square kilometre | 0.4432 kg per square kilometre | 0.4504 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia was 0.4504 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9647 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3533 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.