Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.11 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand is 1.11 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.41 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9602 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Australia and New Zealand 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.39 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 1.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.34 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.27 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 1.15 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 1.14 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.25 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 1.41 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 1.65 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1972 | 1.85 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 2.19 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 2.19 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.41 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 2.29 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 2.15 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 1.82 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 1.67 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 1.63 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.53 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.4 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1.36 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.2 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 1.27 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.31 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.35 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.52 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.62 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 1.59 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.73 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.67 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.69 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.76 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 1.51 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.41 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.38 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.37 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.37 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.25 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.21 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.39 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.44 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.32 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.19 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.03 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9602 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9947 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9881 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 kg/ha | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.96 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 kg/ha | 0.9602 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 156 Kazakhstan 1.26 kg/ha compare
- 157 Nigeria 1.17 kg/ha compare
- 158 Burkina Faso 1.16 kg/ha compare
- 160 Lesotho 1.1 kg/ha compare
- 161 Australia 1.1 kg/ha compare
- 162 Azerbaijan 1.09 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 1.11 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9602 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).