All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in China
China: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,503 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,503 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
77th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1,503 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
534.74 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 1,503 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in China peaked at 1,503 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 534.74 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 77th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 534.74 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 536.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 567.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 606.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 630.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 661.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 686.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 705.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 709.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 703.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 734.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 763.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 770.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 786.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 794.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 807.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 794.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 798.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 817.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 851.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 853.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 860.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 875.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 867.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 884.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 922.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 973.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,063 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1,094 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,186 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1,247 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1,348 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 1,304 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1,355 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,423 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,448 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,417 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,451 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,450 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,384 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,408 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,416 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,503 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1,503 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 964.61 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 626.53 kg per square kilometre | 534.74 kg per square kilometre | 709.55 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 777.06 kg per square kilometre | 703.31 kg per square kilometre | 817.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 915.81 kg per square kilometre | 851.56 kg per square kilometre | 1,063 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | 1,094 kg per square kilometre | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | 1,417 kg per square kilometre | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,470 kg per square kilometre | 1,416 kg per square kilometre | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 74 Tajikistan 1,551 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Armenia 1,546 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Paraguay 1,506 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Honduras 1,500 kg per square kilometre compare
- 79 Colombia 1,487 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,483 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in China?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in China was 1,503 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,503 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 534.74 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- China ranks 77th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.