Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in China
China: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure was 3.25 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure in China stood at 3.25 billion kg.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure in China peaked at 4.40 billion kg in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.87 billion kg, in 1962.
China ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 billion kg | 1.87 billion kg | 2.30 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.22 billion kg | 2.09 billion kg | 2.29 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 billion kg | 2.09 billion kg | 3.07 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.72 billion kg | 3.14 billion kg | 4.40 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 billion kg | 3.04 billion kg | 4.24 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 billion kg | 2.69 billion kg | 2.98 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 billion kg | 2.93 billion kg | 3.25 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 73.29 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 105.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 177,011 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 91,039 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.54 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5.76 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 10.36 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure in China?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure in China was 3.25 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 billion kg in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 billion kg in 1962.
- How does China rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
- China ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).