Americas vs China: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 24.03 billion kg against 3.25 billion kg in China, a difference of 20.78 billion kg.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.4 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 37 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.51 billion kg | 2.08 billion kg | 12.43 billion kg | Americas |
| 1970s | 17.42 billion kg | 2.22 billion kg | 15.19 billion kg | Americas |
| 1980s | 19.05 billion kg | 2.51 billion kg | 16.55 billion kg | Americas |
| 1990s | 20.15 billion kg | 3.72 billion kg | 16.42 billion kg | Americas |
| 2000s | 22.10 billion kg | 3.75 billion kg | 18.35 billion kg | Americas |
| 2010s | 22.79 billion kg | 2.79 billion kg | 20.01 billion kg | Americas |
| 2020s | 23.72 billion kg | 3.09 billion kg | 20.63 billion kg | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — amount excreted in manure, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 24.03 billion kg against 3.25 billion kg in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — amount excreted in manure between Americas and China?
- 20.78 billion kg, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
- Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — 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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About this data
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).