Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in China
China: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 340.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
340.72 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 168 countries
All-time high
340.72 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
37 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 340.72 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in China peaked at 340.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 26th 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) … square in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 38.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 38.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 40.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 40.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 41.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 42.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 43.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 44.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 44.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 46.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 47.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 48.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 50.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 50.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 53.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 54.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 57.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 58.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 62.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 64.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 67.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 71.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 75.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 80.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 89.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 100.89 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 110.45 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 116.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 123.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 133.79 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 144.97 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 160.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 180.07 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 191.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 212.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 240.79 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 197.62 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 215.42 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 229.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 237.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 256.01 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 249.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 264.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 276.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 279.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 286.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 305.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 314.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 321.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 289.04 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 300.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 297.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 288.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 298.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 309.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 315.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 319.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 325.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 330.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 327.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 336.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 340.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 340.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122.15 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 340.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108.08 kg per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.71 kg per square kilometre | 37 kg per square kilometre | 44.47 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.37 kg per square kilometre | 44.98 kg per square kilometre | 58.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.99 kg per square kilometre | 62.83 kg per square kilometre | 116.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 180.02 kg per square kilometre | 123.61 kg per square kilometre | 240.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 269.95 kg per square kilometre | 229.28 kg per square kilometre | 314.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.7 kg per square kilometre | 288.01 kg per square kilometre | 325.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 333.78 kg per square kilometre | 327.97 kg per square kilometre | 340.72 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 23 Japan 373.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Poland 367.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 351.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Kiribati 316.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 311.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Italy 289.04 kg per square kilometre compare
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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in China?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in China was 340.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 340.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- China ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.