Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in World
World: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 8.23 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World stood at 8.23 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World peaked at 13.33 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.14 kg per person, in 2019.
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 World, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.33 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 13.3 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 13.2 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 13.08 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 13.09 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13.12 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 13.11 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.03 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 12.82 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 12.66 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 12.58 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 12.62 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 12.6 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 12.69 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 12.7 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 12.59 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 12.42 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 12.19 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 12.01 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 11.92 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 11.8 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 11.69 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.54 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 11.4 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 11.23 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 11.09 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 10.86 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 10.68 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 10.62 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 10.49 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 10.31 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 10.14 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.96 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 9.89 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.8 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.66 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.37 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.24 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.13 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.03 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.93 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.91 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.89 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.86 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.82 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.79 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.75 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.72 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.61 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.51 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.45 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.42 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.35 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.32 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.26 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.26 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.19 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.14 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.14 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.18 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.18 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.19 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.23 kg per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.12 kg per person | 12.82 kg per person | 13.33 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.51 kg per person | 12.01 kg per person | 12.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.28 kg per person | 10.62 kg per person | 11.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8 kg per person | 9.13 kg per person | 10.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.83 kg per person | 8.61 kg per person | 9.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 kg per person | 8.14 kg per person | 8.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 kg per person | 8.18 kg per person | 8.23 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World was 8.23 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 kg per person in 2019.
- How does World rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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
Computed from
- 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.