Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in China
China: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 23.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China stood at 23.91 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China peaked at 23.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.51 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 30th 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 5.07 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 6.02 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 10.79 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 13.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 14.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 16.39 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 14.81 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 15.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 16.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 17.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 17.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 19.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 21.41 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 22.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.48 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 21.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 21.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 22.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 22.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 23.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 23.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 23.91 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.36 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 23.91 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 21.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.29 kg per square kilometre | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | 16.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.62 kg per square kilometre | 15.66 kg per square kilometre | 22.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.79 kg per square kilometre | 20.47 kg per square kilometre | 23.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 kg per square kilometre | 23.5 kg per square kilometre | 23.91 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- 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 chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China was 23.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 23.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- China ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 — 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
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.