Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Australia
Australia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 59.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
59.46 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
87th
of 165 countries
All-time high
140.71 kg per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
52.67 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia stood at 59.46 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia peaked at 140.71 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 52.67 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 87th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 123.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 123.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 128.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 133.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 123.11 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 128.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 130.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 136.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 140.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 138.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 127.31 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 109.44 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 113.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 118.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 116.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 105.8 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 102.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 104.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 106.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 105.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 107.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 104.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 108.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 117.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 115.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 117.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 120.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 127.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 134.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 128.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 117.45 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 109.39 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 105.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 95.71 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 96.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 91.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 94.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 88.3 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 85.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 79.5 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 81.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 81.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 68.9 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 62.21 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 59.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 55.91 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 59.83 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 61.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 58.2 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 55.54 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 59.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 57.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 54.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 52.67 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 56.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 57.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 59.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 59.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 59.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.81 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.44 kg per square kilometre | 119.3 kg per square kilometre | 136.43 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 117.8 kg per square kilometre | 102.73 kg per square kilometre | 140.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.93 kg per square kilometre | 104.22 kg per square kilometre | 127.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.67 kg per square kilometre | 91.42 kg per square kilometre | 134.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.42 kg per square kilometre | 59.47 kg per square kilometre | 94.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.29 kg per square kilometre | 54.35 kg per square kilometre | 61.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.57 kg per square kilometre | 52.67 kg per square kilometre | 59.46 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 84 Indonesia 68.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Montenegro 60.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 86 France 60.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Algeria 56.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Seychelles 56.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 90 Philippines 56.26 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 sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Australia was 59.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 140.71 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.67 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Australia ranks 87th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.