Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in China
China: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.4073 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.4073 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.4091 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2629 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2779 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2717 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2798 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2973 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3099 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3168 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3069 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3165 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3075 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.29 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3031 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3016 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.297 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3081 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3077 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.305 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2926 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2912 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2962 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3112 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3194 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3231 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3101 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2841 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2697 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2629 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2719 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2747 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2914 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2918 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2919 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2833 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2772 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2788 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2902 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3112 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2762 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.29 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3027 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3091 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3044 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3038 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3097 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3294 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3478 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3437 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3299 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3198 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3205 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3235 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3227 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3206 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3337 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3316 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3501 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3576 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3499 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3426 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3458 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3652 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3929 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4091 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4073 kg per person | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4073 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3272 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4073 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0269 kg per person, 15.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2983 kg per person | 0.2717 kg per person | 0.3168 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2993 kg per person | 0.29 kg per person | 0.3081 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2919 kg per person | 0.2629 kg per person | 0.3231 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2893 kg per person | 0.2762 kg per person | 0.3112 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3218 kg per person | 0.3038 kg per person | 0.3478 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3378 kg per person | 0.3206 kg per person | 0.3576 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3936 kg per person | 0.3652 kg per person | 0.4091 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in China was 0.4073 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4091 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2629 kg per person in 1986.
- How does China rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.