Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Australia
Australia: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.0349 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0349 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
162nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0362 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0079 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0349 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Australia peaked at 0.0362 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 162nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0112 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 0.012 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0158 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.015 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0152 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.016 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0172 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0197 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0185 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0207 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0292 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.027 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.027 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0247 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.031 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.033 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0313 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0314 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.033 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0359 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0352 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0349 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0349 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 kg per square kilometre | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0112 kg per square kilometre | 0.0158 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 kg per square kilometre | 0.016 kg per square kilometre | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.024 kg per square kilometre | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | 0.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | 0.0247 kg per square kilometre | 0.033 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 kg per square kilometre | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | 0.0362 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | 0.033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0359 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 159 Vanuatu 0.0857 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.0772 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Mongolia 0.0498 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0273 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0242 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Canada 0.0182 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Australia?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Australia was 0.0349 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Australia ranks 162nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.