Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in China
China: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 206.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
206.85 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
54th
of 162 countries
All-time high
243.23 kg per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
81.98 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China is 206.85 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China peaked at 243.23 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.98 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.98 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 101.08 kg per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1963 | 112.92 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 108.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 99.69 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 97.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 96.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 99.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 99.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 96.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 98.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 100.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 98.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 102.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 106.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 109.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 104.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 108.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 117.83 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 129.05 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 129.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 125.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 120.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 109.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 101.35 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 98.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 107.79 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 123.23 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 144.2 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 153.96 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 155.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 152.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 156.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 169.36 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 197.17 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 239.54 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 197.29 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 215.9 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 226.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 237.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 239.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 233.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 237.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 239.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 243.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 234.67 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 220.4 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 229.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 235.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 227.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 225.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 222.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 218.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 218.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 226.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 232.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 221.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 217.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 219.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 213.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 213.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 211.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 206.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 206.85 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.16 kg per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 206.85 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.59 kg per square kilometre, 13.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.64 kg per square kilometre | 81.98 kg per square kilometre | 112.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.35 kg per square kilometre | 96.94 kg per square kilometre | 117.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.86 kg per square kilometre | 98.92 kg per square kilometre | 144.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 186.47 kg per square kilometre | 152.65 kg per square kilometre | 239.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 235.02 kg per square kilometre | 220.4 kg per square kilometre | 243.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 222.9 kg per square kilometre | 217.14 kg per square kilometre | 232.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.26 kg per square kilometre | 206.85 kg per square kilometre | 213.46 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 51 Niger 232.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Tajikistan 226.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Cameroon 208.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Barbados 196.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Philippines 196.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Dominica 194.14 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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- 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in China was 206.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 243.23 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.98 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.