Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Australia
Australia: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Australia stood at 1.13 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Australia peaked at 1.17 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2553 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2553 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2604 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2619 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2664 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2752 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.278 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2875 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2964 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3179 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3613 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3868 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4776 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 0.487 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5097 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.468 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4836 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.487 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.478 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4927 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5458 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5324 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5169 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5411 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5314 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5552 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5678 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6368 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7367 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5994 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6689 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6315 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6659 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7366 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7386 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7073 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8164 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8703 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9482 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9692 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9026 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9433 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8721 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8729 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8691 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7994 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9692 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8906 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9632 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9672 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9697 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2777 kg per square kilometre | 0.2553 kg per square kilometre | 0.3179 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4632 kg per square kilometre | 0.3613 kg per square kilometre | 0.5097 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5763 kg per square kilometre | 0.5169 kg per square kilometre | 0.7367 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7753 kg per square kilometre | 0.6315 kg per square kilometre | 0.9692 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9312 kg per square kilometre | 0.7994 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.8906 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 134 Algeria 1.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Liberia 1.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bhutan 1.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 1.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Afghanistan 1.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 0.9277 kg per square kilometre compare
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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Australia?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Australia was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2553 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Australia ranks 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.