Poultry Birds: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Australia
Australia: Poultry Birds: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 5.64 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Australia stood at 5.64 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Australia peaked at 5.86 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.28 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 management (manure treated, N) … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 3 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 3.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.51 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 5.01 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 5.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 4.82 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 5.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.84 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 5.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.64 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.38 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.64 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 104.83 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 kg per square kilometre | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 kg per square kilometre | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 134 Algeria 7.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Liberia 7.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bhutan 5.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Afghanistan 5.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Guinea-Bissau 5.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 4.7 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Australia?
- Poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Australia was 5.64 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Australia ranks 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.