Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China
China: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.79 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China is 1.79 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China peaked at 1.79 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3763 kg per person, in 1973.
That places China 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4012 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4088 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4043 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4064 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4007 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.398 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3936 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.39 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3876 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.381 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3802 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3809 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3763 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3808 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3772 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3916 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.396 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4081 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4161 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4391 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4462 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4647 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4934 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5154 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5467 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5951 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6571 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7225 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7556 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.784 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8485 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8862 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9661 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 1.14 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.25 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 1.41 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.16 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 1.25 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.31 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.44 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.47 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.54 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.61 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.71 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.76 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.77 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.61 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.66 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.63 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.57 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.63 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.68 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.72 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.75 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.77 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.76 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.77 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.79 kg per person | +1.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.79 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.79 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9659 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.399 kg per person | 0.3876 kg per person | 0.4088 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3888 kg per person | 0.3763 kg per person | 0.4161 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5636 kg per person | 0.4391 kg per person | 0.7556 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.784 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 1.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China was 1.79 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3763 kg per person in 1973.
- How does China rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.