Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in China
China: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 29.61 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.61 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
118th
of 167 countries
All-time high
46.3 kg per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
20.09 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China is 29.61 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China peaked at 46.3 kg per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.09 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
China ranks 118th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.23 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 20.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 20.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 21.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 22.52 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 23.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 24.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 24.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 24.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 24.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 24.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 23.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 23.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 22.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 22.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 22.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 22.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 23.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 24.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 25.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 26.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 28.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 30.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 31.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 32.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 33.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 34.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 35.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 36.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 38.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 42.74 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 46.3 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 38.48 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 42.16 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 43.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 44.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 42.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 40.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 39.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 38.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 36.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 33.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 34.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 28.69 kg per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 28.01 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.72 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 25.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 25.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 27.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 27.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 28.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 29.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 29.61 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 29.61 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.9 kg per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.39 kg per square kilometre | 20.09 kg per square kilometre | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.94 kg per square kilometre | 22.57 kg per square kilometre | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.69 kg per square kilometre | 22.49 kg per square kilometre | 32.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.09 kg per square kilometre | 33.15 kg per square kilometre | 46.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.49 kg per square kilometre | 28.69 kg per square kilometre | 44.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 26 kg per square kilometre | 25.14 kg per square kilometre | 28.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.35 kg per square kilometre | 27.13 kg per square kilometre | 29.61 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 32.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Serbia 32.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Afghanistan 32.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Chile 29.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Egypt 28.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 French Polynesia 27 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 volatilises (n content), per in China?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China was 29.61 kg per square kilometre 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 46.3 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.09 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- China ranks 118th 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 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.