Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in China
China: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2434 kg per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in China is 0.2434 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.3325 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1899 kg per person, in 1981.
China ranks 82nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2676 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2516 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2487 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.251 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2623 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2606 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2649 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.262 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2586 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2508 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2441 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2383 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2312 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2254 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2213 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2143 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2051 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1981 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1936 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1916 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1899 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1923 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2009 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.207 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2181 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2301 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2409 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2445 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2518 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.254 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2623 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2646 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.271 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2837 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3102 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3325 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2787 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3009 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3056 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3111 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2992 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2856 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.282 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2861 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2874 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2836 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2687 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2683 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2336 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2292 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2195 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2132 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2089 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2091 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2056 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2053 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1998 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2029 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2058 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.216 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2238 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2342 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2434 kg per person | +3.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2434 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2434 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2434 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2247 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2586 kg per person | 0.2487 kg per person | 0.2676 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2222 kg per person | 0.1936 kg per person | 0.2508 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2167 kg per person | 0.1899 kg per person | 0.2518 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2864 kg per person | 0.254 kg per person | 0.3325 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2806 kg per person | 0.2336 kg per person | 0.3111 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2099 kg per person | 0.1998 kg per person | 0.2292 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2293 kg per person | 0.216 kg per person | 0.2434 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in China?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in China was 0.2434 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3325 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1899 kg per person in 1981.
- How does China rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 82nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.