Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in China, mainland
China, mainland: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 4.25 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in China, mainland stood at 4.25 billion kg.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in China, mainland peaked at 4.30 billion kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.50 billion kg, in 1961.
China, mainland ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.50 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.67 billion kg | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 1.82 billion kg | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 1.85 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.82 billion kg | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.85 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.83 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.91 billion kg | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.91 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.86 billion kg | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.95 billion kg | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.99 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.97 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.08 billion kg | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 2.13 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.16 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.09 billion kg | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.14 billion kg | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.26 billion kg | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 2.44 billion kg | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 2.49 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.48 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.40 billion kg | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.20 billion kg | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 2.09 billion kg | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.05 billion kg | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.19 billion kg | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.37 billion kg | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 2.66 billion kg | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 2.77 billion kg | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.81 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.76 billion kg | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.78 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.92 billion kg | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.25 billion kg | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 3.77 billion kg | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 3.21 billion kg | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 3.47 billion kg | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 3.65 billion kg | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.79 billion kg | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.80 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.75 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.83 billion kg | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.96 billion kg | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.10 billion kg | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.01 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.81 billion kg | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.85 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.92 billion kg | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.87 billion kg | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.86 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.83 billion kg | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.88 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.88 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.07 billion kg | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.17 billion kg | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.04 billion kg | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.97 billion kg | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.01 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.07 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.23 billion kg | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.30 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.25 billion kg | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.80 billion kg | 1.50 billion kg | 1.91 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.06 billion kg | 1.86 billion kg | 2.26 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.34 billion kg | 2.05 billion kg | 2.66 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 billion kg | 2.76 billion kg | 3.77 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 billion kg | 3.75 billion kg | 4.10 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 billion kg | 3.83 billion kg | 4.17 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 billion kg | 4.07 billion kg | 4.30 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in China, mainland?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in China, mainland was 4.25 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 billion kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 billion kg in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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).