Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China
China: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 1.36 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China stood at 1.36 kg per person.
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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in China peaked at 1.36 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8765 kg per person, in 1986.
China ranks 74th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9264 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9056 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9326 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9911 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.03 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.06 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.02 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9667 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 1.01 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9901 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9752 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9708 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9873 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.04 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.08 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.03 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9469 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8989 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8765 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9065 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9156 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9712 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9725 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.973 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9444 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.924 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9295 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9674 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9208 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9666 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.19 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.17 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.22 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.31 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.36 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.36 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 1.36 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0898 kg per person, 15.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9942 kg per person | 0.9056 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9975 kg per person | 0.9667 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9728 kg per person | 0.8765 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9644 kg per person | 0.9208 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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- 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in China was 1.36 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8765 kg per person in 1986.
- How does China rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep — 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 — 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.