China (People’s Republic of) vs Europe: All Animals — Manure applied to soils

China (People’s Republic of)
5.24 billion kg
in 2023
Europe
6.51 billion kg
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
3rd
Europe rank
2nd

All Animals — Manure applied to soils over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Europe
2.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B196119922023

How they compare

Europe currently reports 6.51 billion kg against 5.24 billion kg in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1.27 billion kg.

That makes Europe's figure about 1.2 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.68 billion kg 10.62 billion kg 8.94 billion kg Europe
1970s 2.28 billion kg 12.10 billion kg 9.82 billion kg Europe
1980s 2.81 billion kg 13.06 billion kg 10.25 billion kg Europe
1990s 4.03 billion kg 10.01 billion kg 5.98 billion kg Europe
2000s 4.76 billion kg 7.57 billion kg 2.81 billion kg Europe
2010s 4.82 billion kg 7.12 billion kg 2.30 billion kg Europe
2020s 5.12 billion kg 6.69 billion kg 1.57 billion kg Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all animals — manure applied to soils, China (People’s Republic of) or Europe?
Europe, at 6.51 billion kg against 5.24 billion kg in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in all animals — manure applied to soils between China (People’s Republic of) and Europe?
1.27 billion kg, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Europe rank globally for all animals — manure applied to soils?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China (People’s Republic of) vs Europe: All Animals — Manure applied to soils. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/all-animals-manure-applied-to-soils-n-content/china/europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/all-animals-manure-applied-to-soils-n-content/china/europe/">China (People’s Republic of) vs Europe: All Animals — Manure applied to soils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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).