Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China
China: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.27 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China stood at 2.27 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China peaked at 2.27 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5161 kg per person, in 1970.
China ranks 28th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.526 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5365 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5337 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5389 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5328 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5309 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5278 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5264 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5245 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5161 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5178 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5196 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5194 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5239 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5207 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5406 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5459 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5627 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5711 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6012 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6093 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6283 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6593 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6808 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7216 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.787 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8737 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9413 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9778 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.02 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.17 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 1.42 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 1.49 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.64 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.84 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 1.49 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 1.61 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.75 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.88 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.82 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.92 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.99 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.04 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.22 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.26 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.02 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 2.09 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.05 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.97 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.03 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.12 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.14 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.17 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.18 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.24 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.27 kg per person | +1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.27 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 2.27 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5308 kg per person | 0.5245 kg per person | 0.5389 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5338 kg per person | 0.5161 kg per person | 0.5711 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.748 kg per person | 0.6012 kg per person | 0.9778 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 2.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 kg per person | 1.97 kg per person | 2.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 kg per person | 2.18 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in China was 2.27 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5161 kg per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.