Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in China
China: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.2715 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China is 0.2715 kg per person, measured 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 volatilises (n content), per in China peaked at 0.2727 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1753 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1853 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1811 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1865 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1982 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2066 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2112 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2046 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.211 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.205 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1933 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2021 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2011 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.198 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2054 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2051 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2033 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.195 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1942 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1975 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2075 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2129 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2154 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2067 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1894 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1798 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1753 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1813 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1831 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1942 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1945 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1946 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1889 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1848 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1859 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1935 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2075 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1842 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1933 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2018 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2061 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2029 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2025 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2064 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2196 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2319 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2291 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2199 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2132 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2136 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2157 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2151 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2137 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2224 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.221 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2334 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2384 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2333 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2284 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2305 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2435 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2619 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2727 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2715 kg per person | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2715 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2181 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2715 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.018 kg per person, 15.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1988 kg per person | 0.1811 kg per person | 0.2112 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1995 kg per person | 0.1933 kg per person | 0.2054 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1946 kg per person | 0.1753 kg per person | 0.2154 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1929 kg per person | 0.1842 kg per person | 0.2075 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2145 kg per person | 0.2025 kg per person | 0.2319 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2252 kg per person | 0.2137 kg per person | 0.2384 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2624 kg per person | 0.2435 kg per person | 0.2727 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)
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- 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)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in China was 0.2715 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2727 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1753 kg per person in 1986.
- How does China rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- China ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.