Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China
China: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.6976 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China stood at 0.6976 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.6976 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1551 kg per person, in 1981.
That places China 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1733 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1777 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1679 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1693 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1683 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1705 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1691 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1692 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1689 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1615 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1655 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1618 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1589 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1605 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1593 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1602 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1618 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1615 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1635 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1645 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1551 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1568 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1637 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1677 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.183 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1794 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1798 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.19 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.189 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1992 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2038 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2115 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2292 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2954 kg per person | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3293 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3669 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3876 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4079 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4281 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4467 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4502 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4637 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4616 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4813 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5008 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5137 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.529 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5485 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5567 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5598 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5607 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5732 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5758 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5831 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6105 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6298 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6131 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6171 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.651 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6808 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6688 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6783 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6976 kg per person | +2.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.6976 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3363 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.6976 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3238 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.9% | 0.2292 kg per person | 0.2954 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1704 kg per person | 0.1679 kg per person | 0.1777 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1615 kg per person | 0.1589 kg per person | 0.1655 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1729 kg per person | 0.1551 kg per person | 0.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3059 kg per person | 0.1992 kg per person | 0.4281 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4952 kg per person | 0.4467 kg per person | 0.5567 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5974 kg per person | 0.5598 kg per person | 0.651 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6814 kg per person | 0.6688 kg per person | 0.6976 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
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- 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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China was 0.6976 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6976 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1551 kg per person in 1981.
- How does China rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.