Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in India
India: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.1291 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in India is 0.1291 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in India peaked at 0.3028 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1257 kg per person, in 2015.
That places India 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … capita volatilises in India, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3028 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2885 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2803 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2742 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2666 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2714 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2615 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2587 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2543 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2466 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2441 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2424 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2331 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2297 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.226 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2234 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2194 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2165 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2161 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2133 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2106 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2094 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2072 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2047 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2011 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1984 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.197 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1936 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1903 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.187 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.184 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1818 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1775 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1738 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1701 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1665 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.162 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1575 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.153 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1483 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1452 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1416 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1388 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1386 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1388 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1385 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1408 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1385 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1363 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1344 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1323 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1302 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1277 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1258 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1257 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.126 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1264 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.127 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1274 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1288 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1283 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1283 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1291 kg per person | +0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1291 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0867 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1291 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1338 kg per person, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2732 kg per person | 0.2543 kg per person | 0.3028 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2297 kg per person | 0.2161 kg per person | 0.2466 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2026 kg per person | 0.1903 kg per person | 0.2133 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1713 kg per person | 0.153 kg per person | 0.187 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1405 kg per person | 0.1363 kg per person | 0.1483 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1283 kg per person | 0.1257 kg per person | 0.1344 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1286 kg per person | 0.1283 kg per person | 0.1291 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in India?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in India was 0.1291 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3028 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1257 kg per person in 2015.
- How does India rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- India ranks 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- 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.