Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in China
China: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.197 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China stood at 0.197 kg per person.
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 that volatilises (n content), per in China peaked at 0.357 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.169 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3018 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2833 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.28 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2827 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2957 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2939 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2992 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2962 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2926 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2835 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2758 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.269 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2607 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2538 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2489 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2407 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2301 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2222 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2187 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2152 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2128 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2148 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2238 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2283 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.239 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2514 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2618 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2659 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2724 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2742 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2821 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2832 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2904 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3044 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3331 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.357 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2937 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3187 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3239 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3297 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3157 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2959 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2852 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2788 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2688 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2582 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2398 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2411 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2023 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1966 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1865 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1802 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1759 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1744 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1745 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1745 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.169 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1723 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1732 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1805 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1847 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1919 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.197 kg per person | +2.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.197 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7751 kg per person, 25% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.197 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4653 kg per person, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2917 kg per person | 0.28 kg per person | 0.3018 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2503 kg per person | 0.2187 kg per person | 0.2835 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2385 kg per person | 0.2128 kg per person | 0.2724 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3061 kg per person | 0.2742 kg per person | 0.357 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2716 kg per person | 0.2023 kg per person | 0.3297 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1777 kg per person | 0.169 kg per person | 0.1966 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1885 kg per person | 0.1805 kg per person | 0.197 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)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China was 0.197 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.357 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.169 kg per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- China ranks 138th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 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.