Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,851 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 1,851 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 5,341 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,851 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,682 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,722 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 3,813 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 3,897 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4,083 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 4,356 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 4,561 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 4,594 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 4,553 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4,579 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4,476 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 4,625 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 4,306 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 4,245 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 4,203 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 4,285 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4,490 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 4,723 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 4,826 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5,225 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 5,309 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 5,341 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 5,338 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5,298 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5,155 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 5,126 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4,881 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 4,908 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4,601 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 4,395 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 4,191 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 3,994 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3,821 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,758 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,709 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3,601 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,500 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3,373 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 3,470 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3,211 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 3,040 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 3,006 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,005 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,983 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,030 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,045 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,922 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,590 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 2,460 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,365 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,375 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,339 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,264 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,096 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2,091 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,074 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,038 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,977 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,955 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,909 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,851 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,851 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 19.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,851 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.51 kg per square kilometre, 246.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,140 kg per square kilometre | 3,682 kg per square kilometre | 4,594 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,476 kg per square kilometre | 4,203 kg per square kilometre | 4,826 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,118 kg per square kilometre | 4,601 kg per square kilometre | 5,341 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,781 kg per square kilometre | 3,373 kg per square kilometre | 4,395 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,929 kg per square kilometre | 2,460 kg per square kilometre | 3,211 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,233 kg per square kilometre | 2,038 kg per square kilometre | 2,474 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,923 kg per square kilometre | 1,851 kg per square kilometre | 1,977 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 1,851 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,341 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,851 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.