Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 1.72 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR is 1.72 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 144.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 3.29 million kg in 1982 and was at its lowest, 563,673 kg, in 2003.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 million kg | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 1.18 million kg | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 1.09 million kg | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.00 million kg | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 998,942 kg | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.13 million kg | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 1.49 million kg | +31.5% |
| 1969 | 1.84 million kg | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 2.60 million kg | +41.0% |
| 1971 | 2.67 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 2.90 million kg | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 2.40 million kg | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 1.88 million kg | -21.8% |
| 1975 | 1.61 million kg | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 1.77 million kg | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 2.45 million kg | +38.6% |
| 1978 | 2.61 million kg | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 2.97 million kg | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 3.24 million kg | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 2.98 million kg | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 3.29 million kg | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 3.28 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.97 million kg | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 2.84 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.77 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.19 million kg | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 2.85 million kg | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 2.65 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 2.57 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 2.42 million kg | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.19 million kg | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million kg | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 1.66 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.71 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million kg | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.42 million kg | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million kg | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 583,580 kg | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 584,112 kg | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 575,933 kg | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 584,112 kg | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 563,673 kg | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 576,839 kg | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 613,507 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 631,752 kg | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 657,624 kg | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 657,802 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 649,996 kg | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 667,709 kg | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 685,422 kg | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 677,597 kg | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 704,199 kg | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 704,199 kg | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million kg | +139.2% |
| 2016 | 1.67 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.78 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.76 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.62 million kg | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million kg | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 million kg | 998,942 kg | 1.84 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 million kg | 1.61 million kg | 2.97 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.01 million kg | 2.65 million kg | 3.29 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 million kg | 583,580 kg | 2.57 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 609,535 kg | 563,673 kg | 657,802 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million kg | 667,709 kg | 1.73 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million kg | 1.62 million kg | 1.78 million kg | 4 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.72 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million kg in 1982.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,673 kg in 2003.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).