Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China
China: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 2.67 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China is 2.67 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China peaked at 2.82 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.7 kg per person, in 1986.
That places China 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.03 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.26 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 2.41 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 2.38 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.28 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 2.24 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 2.16 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 2.2 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 2.14 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.02 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 2.05 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.05 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.98 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.04 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.06 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.06 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.97 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.98 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.07 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 2.21 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 2.22 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.19 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.08 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.88 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.76 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 1.7 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.79 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.91 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.12 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 2.18 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.18 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.11 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.11 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.43 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 2.79 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 2.35 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 2.52 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.62 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.71 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.69 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.64 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.68 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.75 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.82 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.74 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.59 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.61 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.65 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.59 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.57 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.54 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.54 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.53 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.63 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.68 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.58 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.52 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.54 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.57 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.66 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.67 kg per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 kg per person | 2.03 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.03 kg per person | 1.97 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 2.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 kg per person | 2.11 kg per person | 2.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 kg per person | 2.59 kg per person | 2.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 2.68 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person | 2.7 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China was 2.67 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 kg per person in 1986.
- How does China rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.