Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in China
China: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 120.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
120.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
63rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
121.81 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
42.91 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China is 120.16 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China peaked at 121.81 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.91 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 63rd 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 that leaches (N content) in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.91 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 48.07 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 52.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 53.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 52.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 52.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 52.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 54.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 54.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 52.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 55.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 56.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 55.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 58.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 60.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 61.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 59.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 60.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 64.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 69.31 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 70.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 70.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 68.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 62.44 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 59.07 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 58.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 62.12 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 67.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 75.81 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 79.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 80.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 78.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 79.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 83.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 93.44 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 108.63 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 92.42 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 99.89 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 105.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 109.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 109.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 107.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 110.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 113.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 117.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 114.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 109.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 110.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 112.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 110.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 110.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 109.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 110.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 110.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 116.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 118.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 115.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 113.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 114.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 115.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 119.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 121.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 120.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 120.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.87 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 120.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.81 kg per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.35 kg per square kilometre | 42.91 kg per square kilometre | 54.42 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.49 kg per square kilometre | 52.91 kg per square kilometre | 64.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.34 kg per square kilometre | 58.07 kg per square kilometre | 75.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.04 kg per square kilometre | 78.66 kg per square kilometre | 108.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.52 kg per square kilometre | 107.86 kg per square kilometre | 117.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.01 kg per square kilometre | 109.78 kg per square kilometre | 118.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.39 kg per square kilometre | 115.73 kg per square kilometre | 121.81 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 60 Spain 130.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 Mongolia 123.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Uruguay 121.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 64 Portugal 114.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 65 North Macedonia 108.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Afghanistan 108.57 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 sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in China was 120.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 121.81 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.91 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- China ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.