Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in China
China: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2956 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China is 0.2956 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.5355 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2536 kg per person, in 2017.
China ranks 138th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4528 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.425 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.42 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.424 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4435 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4408 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4487 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4444 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.439 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4253 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4137 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4035 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.391 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3807 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3733 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.361 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3451 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3333 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.328 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3228 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3192 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3222 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3357 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3424 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3585 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3771 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3927 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3988 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4086 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4112 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4232 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4248 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4356 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4565 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4996 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5355 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4406 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4781 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4858 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4945 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4736 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4439 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4279 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4183 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4032 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3873 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3597 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3616 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3035 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2949 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2797 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2703 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2638 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2617 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2617 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2617 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2536 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2584 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2598 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2708 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.277 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2878 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2956 kg per person | +2.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2956 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 25% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2956 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.698 kg per person, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4376 kg per person | 0.42 kg per person | 0.4528 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3755 kg per person | 0.328 kg per person | 0.4253 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3578 kg per person | 0.3192 kg per person | 0.4086 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4591 kg per person | 0.4112 kg per person | 0.5355 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4073 kg per person | 0.3035 kg per person | 0.4945 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2666 kg per person | 0.2536 kg per person | 0.2949 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2828 kg per person | 0.2708 kg per person | 0.2956 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China was 0.2956 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5355 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2536 kg per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 138th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 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.