Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in China
China: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0186 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in China is 0.0186 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 that leaches (n content) in China peaked at 0.0221 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 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 that leaches (N content) in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0071 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.009 kg per person | +27.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0115 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 0.013 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0138 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0136 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0176 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0181 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0172 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0182 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0185 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0198 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0178 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0189 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0189 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.018 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0192 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0194 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.021 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0181 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0196 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0204 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0207 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0193 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0196 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.02 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0193 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0211 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0211 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0206 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0199 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0191 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0193 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 kg per person | -3.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0186 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0128 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0186 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0359 kg per person, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0155 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0172 kg per person | 0.0128 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.0175 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0199 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.0221 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 kg per person | 0.0193 kg per person | 0.0214 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.0214 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.0193 kg per person | 4 |
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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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in China?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in China was 0.0186 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 kg per person in 1962.
- How does China rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- China ranks 65th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 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.