Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in China
China: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 10.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 10.05 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China peaked at 14.08 kg per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7669 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 48th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7669 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7685 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9192 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9363 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.9195 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8739 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8782 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8599 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8612 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.967 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8967 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1988 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 6.48 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 7.73 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 9.11 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 9.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 7.12 kg per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1999 | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 9.99 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 10.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 11.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 14.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 11.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.74 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.32 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 11.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 11.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 10.31 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8648 kg per square kilometre | 0.7669 kg per square kilometre | 0.9363 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 0.8967 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 6.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.05 kg per square kilometre | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | 13.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 kg per square kilometre | 9.74 kg per square kilometre | 14.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 kg per square kilometre | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China was 10.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.08 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7669 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- China ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.