Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Australia
Australia: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.3003 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Australia is 0.3003 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Australia peaked at 0.6431 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2355 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 volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6431 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.604 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5883 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5759 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5587 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.532 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5149 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4815 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4911 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4897 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4836 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4836 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4793 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.489 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4568 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4142 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.446 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4706 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5115 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5306 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.525 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4938 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4825 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4607 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4474 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3722 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3359 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3596 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3403 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3336 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3311 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.311 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2925 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2687 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2579 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2472 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2472 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2355 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2763 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2847 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2794 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2756 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2773 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2789 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2848 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2869 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.292 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2921 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2905 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2893 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2886 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2955 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2972 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2987 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3003 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.21 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3003 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36 kg per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5544 kg per square kilometre | 0.4815 kg per square kilometre | 0.6431 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4724 kg per square kilometre | 0.4142 kg per square kilometre | 0.5115 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4348 kg per square kilometre | 0.3359 kg per square kilometre | 0.5306 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2762 kg per square kilometre | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | 0.3336 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2535 kg per square kilometre | 0.2355 kg per square kilometre | 0.2847 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2871 kg per square kilometre | 0.2773 kg per square kilometre | 0.2921 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2979 kg per square kilometre | 0.2955 kg per square kilometre | 0.3003 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 volatilises (n content), per in Australia?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Australia was 0.3003 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6431 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2355 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Australia ranks 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.