Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 1,855 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand is 1,855 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand peaked at 5,349 kg per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1,855 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 165 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,684 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,724 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 3,816 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 3,900 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4,087 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 4,360 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 4,564 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 4,597 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 4,557 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4,582 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4,479 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 4,630 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 4,313 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 4,249 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 4,207 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 4,290 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4,491 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 4,725 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 4,830 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5,229 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 5,314 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 5,348 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 5,349 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,316 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5,187 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5,180 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4,960 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 5,006 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4,694 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 4,476 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 4,251 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 4,034 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 3,848 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3,779 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3,728 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,618 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 3,517 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3,390 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 3,484 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3,224 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 3,052 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 3,018 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,018 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,994 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,041 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,055 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,930 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,597 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 2,466 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,481 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,372 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,382 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,345 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,272 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,218 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,104 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 2,099 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,045 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,985 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,964 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,916 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,855 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,143 kg per square kilometre | 3,684 kg per square kilometre | 4,597 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,480 kg per square kilometre | 4,207 kg per square kilometre | 4,830 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,158 kg per square kilometre | 4,694 kg per square kilometre | 5,349 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,813 kg per square kilometre | 3,390 kg per square kilometre | 4,476 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,940 kg per square kilometre | 2,466 kg per square kilometre | 3,224 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,240 kg per square kilometre | 2,045 kg per square kilometre | 2,481 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | 1,855 kg per square kilometre | 1,985 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in New Zealand was 1,855 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,349 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,855 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Sheep and Goats — 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.