All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in China
China: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 133.81 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
133.81 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
42nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
145.24 kg per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
50.29 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in China is 133.81 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in China peaked at 145.24 kg per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 50.29 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
China ranks 42nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.72 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 50.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 52.88 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 58.58 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 63 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 67.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 71.68 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 72.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 72.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 72.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 75.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 79.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 80.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 80.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 80.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 81.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 80.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 80.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 80.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 83.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 82.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 82.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 85.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 87.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 91.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 97.84 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 102.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 103.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 109.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 114.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 116.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 120.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 125.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 135.74 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 145.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 122.28 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 133.88 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 137.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 140.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 137.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 133.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 132.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 133.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 133.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 134.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 129.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 131.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 129.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 128.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 124.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 123.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 122.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 122.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 121.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 120.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 117.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 118.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 109.72 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 121.78 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 128.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 132.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 133.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 133.81 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.85 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 133.81 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.09 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.46 kg per square kilometre | 50.29 kg per square kilometre | 72.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.34 kg per square kilometre | 72.28 kg per square kilometre | 81.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.43 kg per square kilometre | 82.14 kg per square kilometre | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.18 kg per square kilometre | 109.67 kg per square kilometre | 145.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.62 kg per square kilometre | 129.04 kg per square kilometre | 140.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.9 kg per square kilometre | 109.72 kg per square kilometre | 128.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.97 kg per square kilometre | 121.78 kg per square kilometre | 133.81 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 39 Dominican Republic 142.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Barbados 140.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Montenegro 139.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Estonia 122.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Japan 120.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Haiti 119.88 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in China?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in China was 133.81 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 145.24 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.29 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- China ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.