Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China
China: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.23 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
China recorded 1.23 kg per person for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China peaked at 1.23 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2799 kg per person, in 1970.
China ranks 46th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2852 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2909 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2894 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2922 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2889 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2879 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2862 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2855 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2844 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2799 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2808 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2818 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2817 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2841 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2824 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2932 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2961 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3052 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3097 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.326 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3304 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3407 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3575 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3692 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3913 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4268 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4738 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5104 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5302 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5544 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5919 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6336 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6916 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7692 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8099 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8871 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9966 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8102 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8755 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9245 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.951 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9849 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.08 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.18 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.21 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2879 kg per person | 0.2844 kg per person | 0.2922 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2895 kg per person | 0.2799 kg per person | 0.3097 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4057 kg per person | 0.326 kg per person | 0.5302 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.762 kg per person | 0.5544 kg per person | 0.9966 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9245 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China was 1.23 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2799 kg per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 46th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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.