Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in China
China: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.2294 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in China is 0.2294 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in China peaked at 0.7309 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2196 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4205 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3966 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4036 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4383 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4721 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5058 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5236 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5427 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5619 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5874 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.616 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6338 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6603 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6851 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7089 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7215 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7303 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7309 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.718 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7116 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7051 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7006 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7012 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.701 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7076 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7016 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6827 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.673 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6573 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6497 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6446 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6397 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.636 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.641 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6432 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5566 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5691 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5735 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5693 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5598 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5275 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5165 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5045 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4879 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4726 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4595 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4489 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3591 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3385 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3292 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2972 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2758 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2758 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2656 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2539 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2196 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2219 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2345 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2346 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.238 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2343 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2294 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2294 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0675 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4739 kg per square kilometre | 0.3966 kg per square kilometre | 0.5619 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6792 kg per square kilometre | 0.5874 kg per square kilometre | 0.7309 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6974 kg per square kilometre | 0.673 kg per square kilometre | 0.7116 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6211 kg per square kilometre | 0.5566 kg per square kilometre | 0.6573 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4906 kg per square kilometre | 0.3591 kg per square kilometre | 0.5693 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2712 kg per square kilometre | 0.2196 kg per square kilometre | 0.3385 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | 0.2294 kg per square kilometre | 0.238 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 40 Nicaragua 0.2678 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Spain 0.2642 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 France 0.2307 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 0.2181 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Iceland 0.2114 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Honduras 0.1955 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)
- 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 that leaches (n content), per square in China?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in China was 0.2294 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7309 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2196 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does China rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- China ranks 43rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils 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.