How does India rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp?

India ranks 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in India

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in India
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

India: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.7%

World rank

53rd

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP in India, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in India peaked at 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places India 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in India, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0156 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1963	0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1964	0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1965	0.011 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1966	0.0149 kg per US$ of GDP	+35.9%
1967	0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1968	0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1969	0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1970	0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1971	0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1972	0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1973	0.008 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1974	0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1975	0.007 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1976	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1977	0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1978	0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1979	0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1980	0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
1981	0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1982	0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1983	0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1984	0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1985	0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1986	0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1987	0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1988	0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1989	0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1990	0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1991	0.003 kg per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1992	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1993	0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1994	0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1995	0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1996	0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1997	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1998	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1999	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2000	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2001	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2002	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2003	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2004	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2005	0.001 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2006	0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2007	0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
2008	0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2009	0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2010	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
2011	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2012	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2013	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2014	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2015	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2016	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2017	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2018	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2019	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2020	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2021	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2022	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2023	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.7%

India compared with similar countries

India's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
India's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in India 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
1966	+35.9%	0.011 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0149 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP	0.011 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	0.003 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near India

50 Namibia 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
51 Lithuania 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
52 Bangladesh 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
54 Poland 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
55 Guatemala 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
56 Ecuador 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

More environment data for India

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
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)

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in India?: Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in India was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does India rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp?: India ranks 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP in India. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-manure-applied-to-soils-n-content-per-unit-of-gdp/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-manure-applied-to-soils-n-content-per-unit-of-gdp/india/">Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP in India</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), 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) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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

Indicator: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,040 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.