Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in India
India: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 55.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in India is 55.83 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in India peaked at 55.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.92 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
India ranks 55th 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.4 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 24.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 24.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 23.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 22.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 26.65 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 25.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 25.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 26.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 25.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 26.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 27.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 25.83 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 26.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 26.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 27.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 28.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 28.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 30 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 30.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 30.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 30.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 31.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 32.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 32.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 34.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 34.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 34.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 34.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 35 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 35.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 36.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 36.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 36.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 35.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 36.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 36.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 37.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 38.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 40.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 42.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 45.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 47.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 48.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 49.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 51.94 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 53.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 53.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 55.83 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.76 kg per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 55.83 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.66 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.04 kg per square kilometre | 22.92 kg per square kilometre | 26.65 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.32 kg per square kilometre | 25.17 kg per square kilometre | 30 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.45 kg per square kilometre | 30.23 kg per square kilometre | 34.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.85 kg per square kilometre | 34.74 kg per square kilometre | 36.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.18 kg per square kilometre | 35.58 kg per square kilometre | 41.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.11 kg per square kilometre | 42.2 kg per square kilometre | 49.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.69 kg per square kilometre | 51.94 kg per square kilometre | 55.83 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 52 Greece 63.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Turkmenistan 57.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Pakistan 56.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 54.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Sweden 48.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Honduras 46.29 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in India?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in India was 55.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 55.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.92 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does India rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.