Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia
Australia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 56.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia is 56.25 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia peaked at 140.67 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 49.56 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Australia 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119.27 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 123.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 123.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 128.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 133.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 123.08 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 128.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 130.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 136.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 140.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 138.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 127.26 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 109.39 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 113.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 118.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 116.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 105.74 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 102.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 104.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 106.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 104.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 107.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 104.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 108.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 116.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 114.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 116.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 119.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 126.24 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 133.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 127.52 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 115.77 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 107.88 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 103.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 94.41 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 94.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 91.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 90.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 92.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 86.63 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 82.93 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 77.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 79.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 79 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.11 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 66.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 60.1 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 56.82 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 53.19 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 57.1 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 58.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 55.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 52.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 56.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 54.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 51.3 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 49.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 53.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 54.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 56.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 56.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.62 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 56.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.87 kg per square kilometre, 30.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.41 kg per square kilometre | 119.27 kg per square kilometre | 136.39 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 117.75 kg per square kilometre | 102.68 kg per square kilometre | 140.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.53 kg per square kilometre | 104.08 kg per square kilometre | 126.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.27 kg per square kilometre | 90.19 kg per square kilometre | 133.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.28 kg per square kilometre | 56.82 kg per square kilometre | 92.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.47 kg per square kilometre | 51.3 kg per square kilometre | 59.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.43 kg per square kilometre | 49.56 kg per square kilometre | 56.25 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Australia was 56.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 140.67 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.56 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Australia ranks 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.