Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in China
China: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 30.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in China stood at 30.32 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in China peaked at 30.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.29 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 3.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 4.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 5.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 6.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 6.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 8.98 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 9.83 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 11 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 11.91 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 14.25 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 16.03 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 17.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 21.43 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 17.59 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 19.17 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 20.41 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 21.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 22.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.54 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 24.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 24.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 27.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.72 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 26.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 26.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 27.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 30.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 30.32 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.43 kg per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 30.32 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 26.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 5.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.48 kg per square kilometre | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 11 kg per square kilometre | 21.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.03 kg per square kilometre | 20.41 kg per square kilometre | 27.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | 25.63 kg per square kilometre | 28.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.71 kg per square kilometre | 29.19 kg per square kilometre | 30.32 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 23 Senegal 32.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 El Salvador 32.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 31.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cyprus 28.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 26.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Ghana 26.52 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in China?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in China was 30.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 30.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- China ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.