Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils in India
India: Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils was 492.64 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
India recorded 492.64 million kg for cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in India peaked at 492.64 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 118.52 million kg, in 1965.
That places India 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 143.80 million kg | 118.52 million kg | 162.47 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 167.39 million kg | 143.89 million kg | 195.21 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 214.66 million kg | 195.98 million kg | 233.94 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 250.11 million kg | 235.49 million kg | 258.91 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 285.25 million kg | 254.72 million kg | 321.17 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 368.85 million kg | 331.19 million kg | 421.36 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 467.41 million kg | 446.08 million kg | 492.64 million kg | 4 |
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More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in India?
- Cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in India was 492.64 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 492.64 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.52 million kg in 1965.
- How does India rank for cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils?
- India ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils (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).