Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 11,514 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 11,514 kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 153,682 kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,994 kg, in 2009.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 153,682 kg | — |
| 1962 | 137,634 kg | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 137,573 kg | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 125,226 kg | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 105,625 kg | -15.7% |
| 1966 | 120,567 kg | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 102,045 kg | -15.4% |
| 1968 | 103,925 kg | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 125,947 kg | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 119,781 kg | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 114,044 kg | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 108,919 kg | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 104,704 kg | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 99,862 kg | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 92,188 kg | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 90,004 kg | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 81,874 kg | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 78,610 kg | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 80,412 kg | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 47,897 kg | -40.4% |
| 1981 | 46,679 kg | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 45,595 kg | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 34,818 kg | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 31,350 kg | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 29,439 kg | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 26,327 kg | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 20,342 kg | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 15,795 kg | -22.4% |
| 1989 | 17,202 kg | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 17,212 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 16,729 kg | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 16,503 kg | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 16,425 kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 17,176 kg | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 12,595 kg | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 13,833 kg | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 11,528 kg | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 11,603 kg | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 11,325 kg | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 11,678 kg | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 11,528 kg | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11,302 kg | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 11,227 kg | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 11,325 kg | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11,265 kg | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 11,697 kg | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11,918 kg | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11,775 kg | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 10,994 kg | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 11,805 kg | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 11,805 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,534 kg | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 12,534 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,534 kg | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,082 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 11,623 kg | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 11,616 kg | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11,594 kg | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11,579 kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11,565 kg | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 11,543 kg | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11,528 kg | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,514 kg | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in China, Hong Kong SAR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -40.4% | 80,412 kg | 47,897 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123,580 kg | 102,045 kg | 153,682 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,040 kg | 78,610 kg | 119,781 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,545 kg | 15,795 kg | 47,897 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,493 kg | 11,325 kg | 17,212 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,471 kg | 10,994 kg | 11,918 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,970 kg | 11,579 kg | 12,534 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,537 kg | 11,514 kg | 11,565 kg | 4 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in China, Hong Kong SAR was 11,514 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 153,682 kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,994 kg in 2009.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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).