Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in China
China: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.4671 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in China stood at 0.4671 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.6778 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3867 kg per person, in 2017.
China ranks 66th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.552 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5188 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5127 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5176 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5409 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5375 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5466 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5408 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5339 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5176 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5038 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4917 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4768 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4648 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4561 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4416 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4225 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4081 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3995 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3949 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.391 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3957 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4131 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4246 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4467 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4709 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4924 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4999 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5141 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5184 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5348 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5389 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5521 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5781 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6323 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6778 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5656 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6114 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6211 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6322 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6073 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5773 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5669 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5704 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5678 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5572 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5258 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5257 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4543 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4448 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4253 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4126 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.404 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4036 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3983 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3977 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3867 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.393 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3979 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4172 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.431 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4506 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4671 kg per person | +3.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4671 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2893 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4671 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4857 kg per person, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5334 kg per person | 0.5127 kg per person | 0.552 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4582 kg per person | 0.3995 kg per person | 0.5176 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4443 kg per person | 0.391 kg per person | 0.5141 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5831 kg per person | 0.5184 kg per person | 0.6778 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5585 kg per person | 0.4543 kg per person | 0.6322 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4064 kg per person | 0.3867 kg per person | 0.4448 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4415 kg per person | 0.4172 kg per person | 0.4671 kg per person | 4 |
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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)
- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in China?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in China was 0.4671 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6778 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3867 kg per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.