Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.89 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 1.89 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 2.06 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.838 kg per person, in 1972.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 168 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9556 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.977 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.936 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9429 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9993 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 1.04 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9929 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 1.03 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9486 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9141 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9115 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.838 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 1.04 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 1.12 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 1.16 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.2 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 1.07 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 1.03 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.17 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.15 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.33 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 1.38 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.29 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.28 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.37 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.39 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.38 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.06 kg per person | +49.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.83 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.63 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.82 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.83 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.67 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.69 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.68 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.71 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.69 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.77 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.88 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.92 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.91 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.94 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.91 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.96 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.89 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.89 kg per person | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +49.2% | 1.38 kg per person | 2.06 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9792 kg per person | 0.936 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 kg per person | 0.838 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 2.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 1.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 1.96 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 1.89 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.838 kg per person in 1972.
- How does New Zealand rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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.