Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in China
China: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.1622 kg per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.1622 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in China peaked at 0.2217 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1266 kg per person, in 1981.
That places China 82nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1784 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1677 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1658 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1673 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1749 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1737 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1766 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1747 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1724 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1672 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1628 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1589 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1541 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1503 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1475 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1429 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1367 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1321 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1291 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1278 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1266 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1282 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1339 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.138 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1454 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1534 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1606 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.163 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1678 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1693 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1749 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1764 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1806 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1891 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2068 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2217 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1858 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2006 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2038 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2074 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1995 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1904 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.188 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1907 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1916 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1891 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1791 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1789 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1557 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1528 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1463 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1421 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1393 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1394 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1371 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1368 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1332 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1353 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1372 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.144 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1492 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1562 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1622 kg per person | +3.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1622 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1622 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1622 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1498 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1724 kg per person | 0.1658 kg per person | 0.1784 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1482 kg per person | 0.1291 kg per person | 0.1672 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1445 kg per person | 0.1266 kg per person | 0.1678 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1909 kg per person | 0.1693 kg per person | 0.2217 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.187 kg per person | 0.1557 kg per person | 0.2074 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1399 kg per person | 0.1332 kg per person | 0.1528 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1529 kg per person | 0.144 kg per person | 0.1622 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in China?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in China was 0.1622 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2217 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1266 kg per person in 1981.
- How does China rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- China ranks 82nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.