Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in India
India: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.6457 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in India stood at 0.6457 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in India peaked at 1.51 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6285 kg per person, in 2015.
India ranks 92nd 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.51 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 1.4 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.37 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.33 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.36 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.31 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.29 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.27 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.22 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.21 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.17 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.12 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.08 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9922 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.985 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9679 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9513 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.935 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9202 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.909 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8874 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8691 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8505 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8325 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8101 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7874 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7652 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7415 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7258 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7081 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6939 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6929 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6938 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6926 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7042 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6926 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6816 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.672 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6616 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.651 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6384 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6293 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6285 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6302 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.632 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6349 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6368 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6442 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6416 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6413 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6457 kg per person | +0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6457 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6457 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6691 kg per person, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.9513 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8566 kg per person | 0.7652 kg per person | 0.935 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7027 kg per person | 0.6816 kg per person | 0.7415 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6415 kg per person | 0.6285 kg per person | 0.672 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6432 kg per person | 0.6413 kg per person | 0.6457 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in India?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in India was 0.6457 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6285 kg per person in 2015.
- How does India rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- India ranks 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.