Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in China
China: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.7647 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7647 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
43rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
2.44 kg per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.7319 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in China stood at 0.7647 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in China peaked at 2.44 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.7319 kg per square kilometre, in 2017.
China ranks 43rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9906 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9192 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9192 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8853 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8465 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7319 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7397 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7818 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7819 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7933 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7809 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7647 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.7647 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2249 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.904 kg per square kilometre | 0.7319 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7802 kg per square kilometre | 0.7647 kg per square kilometre | 0.7933 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 40 Nicaragua 0.8925 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Spain 0.8808 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 France 0.769 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 0.7271 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Iceland 0.7048 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Honduras 0.6518 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in China?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in China was 0.7647 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7319 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does China rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 43rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.