Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Australia
Australia: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 1.34 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.34 million kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Australia peaked at 1.39 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 303,324 kg, in 1961.
Australia ranks 104th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 303,324 kg | — |
| 1962 | 309,325 kg | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 311,109 kg | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 316,474 kg | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 326,963 kg | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 330,211 kg | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 341,579 kg | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 352,164 kg | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 377,615 kg | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 429,265 kg | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 459,455 kg | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 567,324 kg | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 578,520 kg | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 605,574 kg | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 555,953 kg | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 574,465 kg | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 578,598 kg | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 567,888 kg | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 585,360 kg | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 648,445 kg | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 632,485 kg | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 614,059 kg | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 642,798 kg | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 631,290 kg | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 659,554 kg | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 674,537 kg | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 756,450 kg | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 875,177 kg | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 712,124 kg | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 794,679 kg | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 750,218 kg | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 791,030 kg | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 875,103 kg | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 877,497 kg | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 840,249 kg | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 969,901 kg | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million kg | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million kg | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.15 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million kg | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million kg | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million kg | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 949,628 kg | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million kg | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million kg | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million kg | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million kg | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million kg | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million kg | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million kg | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million kg | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million kg | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million kg | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million kg | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.38 million kg | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million kg | -0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.34 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 394,596 kg, 3.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.34 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 303,805 kg, 4.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329,863 kg | 303,324 kg | 377,615 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 550,240 kg | 429,265 kg | 605,574 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 684,692 kg | 614,059 kg | 875,177 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 921,031 kg | 750,218 kg | 1.15 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million kg | 949,628 kg | 1.27 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million kg | 1.06 million kg | 1.39 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million kg | 1.27 million kg | 1.38 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 left on pasture in Australia?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Australia was 1.34 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,324 kg in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Australia ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).