Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0584 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 0.0584 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0638 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 kg per person, in 1972.
That places New Zealand 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0296 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0302 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0289 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0292 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0309 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.032 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0307 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0317 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0293 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0283 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0282 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0259 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0321 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0347 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0359 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0354 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0371 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0348 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.032 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0313 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0332 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0319 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0326 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0345 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0354 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0352 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0353 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0353 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0357 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0362 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0351 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0411 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0427 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0402 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0399 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0396 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0425 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.043 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0428 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0638 kg per person | +49.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0604 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0558 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0565 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0505 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0565 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0516 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0522 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.052 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0528 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0524 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0547 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0556 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0595 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0592 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0599 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0608 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0585 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0584 kg per person | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0584 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0356 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0584 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.07 kg per person, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.0428 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0303 kg per person | 0.0289 kg per person | 0.032 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0324 kg per person | 0.0259 kg per person | 0.0371 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.0313 kg per person | 0.0371 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0388 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 0.0427 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0537 kg per person | 0.0428 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0557 kg per person | 0.052 kg per person | 0.0599 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0592 kg per person | 0.0584 kg per person | 0.0608 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0584 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0638 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 kg per person in 1972.
- How does New Zealand rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.