Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China
China: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.9852 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China is 0.9852 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China peaked at 1.78 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8452 kg per person, in 2017.
That places China 138th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.51 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 1.4 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.41 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.48 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 1.47 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.5 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.48 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.46 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.42 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.38 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.3 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.24 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.15 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.08 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.12 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.19 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.26 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.31 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.33 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.36 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.37 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.41 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.42 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.45 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.52 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.67 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 1.78 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.47 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 1.59 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.62 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.65 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.58 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.48 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.43 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.39 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.34 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.29 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9831 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9325 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9009 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8795 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8722 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8724 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8725 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8452 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8613 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8661 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9026 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9234 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9593 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9852 kg per person | +2.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.9852 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.88 kg per person, 25% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.9852 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.33 kg per person, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 kg per person | 1.4 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8886 kg per person | 0.8452 kg per person | 0.9831 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9426 kg per person | 0.9026 kg per person | 0.9852 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China was 0.9852 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8452 kg per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 138th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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.