China vs India: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure

China
14.11 billion kg
in 2023
India
12.39 billion kg
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
4th

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure over time

  • China
  • India
05.0B10.0B15.0B196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 14.11 billion kg against 12.39 billion kg in India, a difference of 1.72 billion kg.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 5.88 billion kg 6.47 billion kg 591.78 million kg India
1970s 7.30 billion kg 7.02 billion kg 271.40 million kg China
1980s 8.60 billion kg 8.45 billion kg 152.16 million kg China
1990s 11.92 billion kg 9.54 billion kg 2.38 billion kg China
2000s 13.57 billion kg 10.44 billion kg 3.13 billion kg China
2010s 13.00 billion kg 11.37 billion kg 1.62 billion kg China
2020s 13.80 billion kg 12.20 billion kg 1.60 billion kg China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all animals — amount excreted in manure, China or India?
China, at 14.11 billion kg against 12.39 billion kg in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in all animals — amount excreted in manure between China and India?
1.72 billion kg, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and India rank globally for all animals — amount excreted in manure?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).