Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Australia

Australia: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 44.76 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.76 million kg
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 209 countries
All-time high
46.47 million kg
in 2019
All-time low
10.11 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Australia, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Australia stood at 44.76 million kg.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Australia peaked at 46.47 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.11 million kg, in 1961.

That places Australia 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.00 million kg 10.11 million kg 12.59 million kg 9
1970s 18.34 million kg 14.31 million kg 20.19 million kg 10
1980s 22.82 million kg 20.47 million kg 29.17 million kg 10
1990s 30.70 million kg 25.01 million kg 38.38 million kg 10
2000s 36.87 million kg 31.65 million kg 42.27 million kg 10
2010s 40.34 million kg 35.27 million kg 46.47 million kg 10
2020s 44.57 million kg 42.34 million kg 46.03 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 47 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 50.29 million kg compare
  2. 48 China, Taiwan Province of 49.45 million kg compare
  3. 49 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 46.71 million kg compare
  4. 51 Uzbekistan 40.67 million kg compare
  5. 52 Yugoslav SFR 40.15 million kg compare
  6. 53 Senegal 38.81 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Australia?
Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Australia was 44.76 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 46.47 million kg in 2019.
What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.11 million kg in 1961.
How does Australia rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
Australia ranks 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,087 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).