Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 28.18 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.18 kg per person
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
2nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
134.34 kg per person
in 1981
All-time low
28.18 kg per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in New Zealand, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand is 28.18 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand peaked at 134.34 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 28.18 kg per person, in 2023.

That places New Zealand 2nd 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 120.26 kg per person —
1962 118.51 kg per person -1.5%
1963 119.06 kg per person +0.5%
1964 119.16 kg per person +0.1%
1965 122.82 kg per person +3.1%
1966 128.7 kg per person +4.8%
1967 132.34 kg per person +2.8%
1968 132.15 kg per person -0.1%
1969 129.81 kg per person -1.8%
1970 128.78 kg per person -0.8%
1971 124 kg per person -3.7%
1972 125.95 kg per person +1.6%
1973 115.05 kg per person -8.7%
1974 111.01 kg per person -3.5%
1975 107.8 kg per person -2.9%
1976 108.95 kg per person +1.1%
1977 113.7 kg per person +4.4%
1978 119.58 kg per person +5.2%
1979 122.71 kg per person +2.6%
1980 132.68 kg per person +8.1%
1981 134.34 kg per person +1.2%
1982 133.85 kg per person -0.4%
1983 132.08 kg per person -1.3%
1984 130.12 kg per person -1.5%
1985 126.19 kg per person -3.0%
1986 126.06 kg per person -0.1%
1987 119.67 kg per person -5.1%
1988 120.44 kg per person +0.6%
1989 112.39 kg per person -6.7%
1990 106.17 kg per person -5.5%
1991 96.07 kg per person -9.5%
1992 90.23 kg per person -6.1%
1993 85.09 kg per person -5.7%
1994 82.47 kg per person -3.1%
1995 80.17 kg per person -2.8%
1996 76.58 kg per person -4.5%
1997 73.47 kg per person -4.1%
1998 70.2 kg per person -4.4%
1999 71.77 kg per person +2.2%
2000 66.02 kg per person -8.0%
2001 62.13 kg per person -5.9%
2002 60.38 kg per person -2.8%
2003 59.21 kg per person -1.9%
2004 57.86 kg per person -2.3%
2005 58.1 kg per person +0.4%
2006 57.67 kg per person -0.7%
2007 54.8 kg per person -5.0%
2008 48.16 kg per person -12.1%
2009 45.28 kg per person -6.0%
2010 45.05 kg per person -0.5%
2011 42.73 kg per person -5.1%
2012 42.68 kg per person -0.1%
2013 41.7 kg per person -2.3%
2014 39.73 kg per person -4.7%
2015 38.01 kg per person -4.3%
2016 35.26 kg per person -7.2%
2017 34.44 kg per person -2.3%
2018 33.53 kg per person -2.6%
2019 32.5 kg per person -3.1%
2020 30.91 kg per person -4.9%
2021 30.51 kg per person -1.3%
2022 29.78 kg per person -2.4%
2023 28.18 kg per person -5.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 28.18 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2656 kg per person, 106.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 28.18 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1787 kg per person, 157.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 124.76 kg per person 118.51 kg per person 132.34 kg per person 9
1970s 117.75 kg per person 107.8 kg per person 128.78 kg per person 10
1980s 126.78 kg per person 112.39 kg per person 134.34 kg per person 10
1990s 83.22 kg per person 70.2 kg per person 106.17 kg per person 10
2000s 56.96 kg per person 45.28 kg per person 66.02 kg per person 10
2010s 38.56 kg per person 32.5 kg per person 45.05 kg per person 10
2020s 29.85 kg per person 28.18 kg per person 30.91 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 1 Mongolia 55.39 kg per person compare
  2. 3 Chad 20.32 kg per person compare
  3. 4 Australia 17.15 kg per person compare
  4. 5 Mauritania 14.49 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand?
Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in New Zealand was 28.18 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 134.34 kg per person in 1981.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 28.18 kg per person in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.