Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China
China: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2781 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China is 0.2781 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.2793 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1795 kg per person, in 1986.
China ranks 26th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1898 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1855 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.191 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.203 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2116 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2163 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2095 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2161 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2099 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.198 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2069 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2059 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2028 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2104 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2101 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2082 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1997 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1988 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2022 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2125 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2181 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2206 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2117 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1939 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1841 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1795 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1857 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1875 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1989 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1992 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1993 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1934 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1893 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1904 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1981 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2125 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1886 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.198 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2066 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2111 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2078 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2074 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2114 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2249 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2375 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2347 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2252 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2183 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2188 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2209 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2203 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2189 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2278 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2264 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.239 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2441 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2389 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2339 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2361 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2494 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2682 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2793 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2781 kg per person | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2781 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kg per person, 583.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2036 kg per person | 0.1855 kg per person | 0.2163 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2043 kg per person | 0.198 kg per person | 0.2104 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1993 kg per person | 0.1795 kg per person | 0.2206 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1975 kg per person | 0.1886 kg per person | 0.2125 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2197 kg per person | 0.2074 kg per person | 0.2375 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2306 kg per person | 0.2189 kg per person | 0.2441 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2687 kg per person | 0.2494 kg per person | 0.2793 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China was 0.2781 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2793 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1795 kg per person in 1986.
- How does China rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 26th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 — 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
Sheep — 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.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — 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.