Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in India
India: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,610 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,610 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
25th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,610 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
980.14 kg per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 1,610 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in India peaked at 1,610 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 980.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
India ranks 25th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,004 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 994.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 989.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 980.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1,040 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,024 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1,067 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,052 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,062 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,089 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1,142 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,172 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,192 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,273 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,295 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,292 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,295 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,297 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,279 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,272 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,294 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,309 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1,363 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,374 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,395 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,422 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,449 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,544 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,574 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,610 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,610 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 1,610 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 666.73 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | 980.14 kg per square kilometre | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | 1,024 kg per square kilometre | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | 1,142 kg per square kilometre | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | 1,297 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,412 kg per square kilometre | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,572 kg per square kilometre | 1,544 kg per square kilometre | 1,610 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 22 Guatemala 1,764 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Pakistan 1,693 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Kenya 1,675 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 1,600 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 1,535 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Guinea 1,508 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in India?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in India was 1,610 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,610 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 980.14 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does India rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 25th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.