Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China
China: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.3 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China is 2.3 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China peaked at 3.61 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.93 kg per person, in 2017.
China ranks 133rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.98 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.8 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 2.77 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.8 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.92 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 2.91 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.96 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.93 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.89 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.8 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 2.72 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.66 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.58 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.51 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.46 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.38 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.28 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.2 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.16 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.13 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.11 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.13 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.23 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.28 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.39 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.52 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 2.63 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.67 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.75 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.77 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.85 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.87 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.94 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.08 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.37 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 3.61 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 3 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 3.25 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 3.3 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.36 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.22 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.05 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.97 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.96 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.91 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.84 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.66 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.67 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.28 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 2.23 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.12 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 2.06 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.01 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.01 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.99 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.99 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.93 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.96 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.98 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.14 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.23 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3 kg per person | +3.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.3 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8 kg per person, 29% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 2.3 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.38 kg per person, 53% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 kg per person | 2.77 kg per person | 2.98 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person | 2.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 kg per person | 2.11 kg per person | 2.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1 kg per person | 2.77 kg per person | 3.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person | 3.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 2.3 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China was 2.3 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 kg per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.