Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in India
India: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 368.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
368.15 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
33rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
368.15 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
242.7 kg per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 368.15 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in India peaked at 368.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 242.7 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
India ranks 33rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 253.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 246.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 244.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 244.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 242.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 255.2 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 250 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 253.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 254.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 251.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 255.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 260.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 254.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 257.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 259.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 262.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 264.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 267.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 273.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 276.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 279.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 284.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 288.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 292.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 293.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 296.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 302.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 303.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 305.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 306.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 308.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 311.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 310.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 311.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 310.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 310.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 308.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 306.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 303.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 299.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 299.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 297.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 297.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 302.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 307.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 311.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 322.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 322.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 322.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 323.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 323.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 323.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 321.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 321.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 325.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 330.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 336.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 342.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 347.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 355.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 358.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 361.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 368.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 368.15 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.55 kg per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 368.15 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 158.27 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249.48 kg per square kilometre | 242.7 kg per square kilometre | 255.2 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 260.72 kg per square kilometre | 251.54 kg per square kilometre | 273.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 292.39 kg per square kilometre | 276.74 kg per square kilometre | 305.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 308.87 kg per square kilometre | 303.32 kg per square kilometre | 311.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 308.26 kg per square kilometre | 297.62 kg per square kilometre | 322.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.44 kg per square kilometre | 321.4 kg per square kilometre | 347.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 360.9 kg per square kilometre | 355.85 kg per square kilometre | 368.15 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 30 Romania 396.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Nicaragua 392.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Pakistan 390.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Myanmar 363.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 360.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Montenegro 359.35 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in India?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in India was 368.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 368.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.7 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does India rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- India ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.