Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in New Zealand
New Zealand: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0117 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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 that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand is 0.0117 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 that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0128 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 kg per person, in 1972.
New Zealand ranks 122nd of 168 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 … left capita volatilises in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.006 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0062 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0063 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.007 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0071 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.007 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.007 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.008 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.008 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 kg per person | +49.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0121 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.012 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0117 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 kg per person | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0117 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0071 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0117 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.014 kg per person, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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% | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0128 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 0.0085 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0128 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0117 kg per person | 0.0122 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in New Zealand was 0.0117 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 kg per person in 1972.
- How does New Zealand rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- New Zealand ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.