Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in China
China: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 346.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
346.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
108th
of 167 countries
All-time high
468.5 kg per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
198.81 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China stood at 346.16 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China peaked at 468.5 kg per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 198.81 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
China ranks 108th of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 209.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 198.81 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 201.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 208.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 222.74 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 227.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 237.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 241.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 244.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 244.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 244.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 244.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 242.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 240.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 240.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 236.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 229.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 224.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 223 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 222.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 223.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 229.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 242.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 251.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 268.11 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 286.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 304.12 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 313.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 327.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 334.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 349.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 356.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 369.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 391.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 432.52 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 468.5 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 392.91 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 429.45 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 440.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 451.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 436.39 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 415.41 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 407.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 408.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 404.33 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 396.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 373.6 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 376.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 323.46 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 317.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 304.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 296.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 292.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 293.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 292.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 293.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 286.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 293.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 297.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 311.86 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 321.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 335.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 346.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 346.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 346.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 357.98 kg per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 221.38 kg per square kilometre | 198.81 kg per square kilometre | 244.96 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 236.87 kg per square kilometre | 223 kg per square kilometre | 244.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 266.98 kg per square kilometre | 222.83 kg per square kilometre | 327.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 396.41 kg per square kilometre | 334.59 kg per square kilometre | 468.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 399.3 kg per square kilometre | 323.46 kg per square kilometre | 451.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 296.8 kg per square kilometre | 286.98 kg per square kilometre | 317.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 328.7 kg per square kilometre | 311.86 kg per square kilometre | 346.16 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 105 Estonia 392.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Thailand 369.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Togo 367.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Philippines 343.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Morocco 329.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Somalia 325 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China was 346.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 468.5 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 198.81 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.