Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China
China: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0619 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China stood at 0.0619 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China peaked at 0.0738 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 kg per person, in 1962.
That places China 65th out of 149 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0258 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0235 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0301 kg per person | +27.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0383 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0432 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0459 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0518 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0496 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0454 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0427 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0495 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0585 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0603 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0578 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0572 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0608 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0614 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0615 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0628 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0659 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0621 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0589 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0595 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0584 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0593 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.063 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0631 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0599 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0615 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0619 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0641 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0648 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0664 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0672 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.07 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0738 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0603 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0653 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0681 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0691 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0662 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0662 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0655 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0645 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0653 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0668 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0642 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.067 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0714 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0704 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0705 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0714 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0707 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0702 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0687 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0664 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0636 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0614 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0446 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.058 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.064 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0644 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0619 kg per person | -3.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0619 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0428 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0619 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1197 kg per person, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0393 kg per person | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0518 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0573 kg per person | 0.0427 kg per person | 0.0628 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0612 kg per person | 0.0584 kg per person | 0.0659 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0662 kg per person | 0.0603 kg per person | 0.0738 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0666 kg per person | 0.0642 kg per person | 0.0714 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0658 kg per person | 0.0446 kg per person | 0.0714 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0621 kg per person | 0.058 kg per person | 0.0644 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in China was 0.0619 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0738 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 kg per person in 1962.
- How does China rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- China ranks 65th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Swine, breeding — 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, breeding — 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.