Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in China
China: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in China is 1.86 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in China peaked at 2.06 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.334 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
China ranks 53rd of 149 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in China, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3623 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.334 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4372 kg per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5704 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6578 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7198 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8326 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8183 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7703 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7447 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8867 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.86 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.794 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 1.86 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6114 kg per square kilometre | 0.334 kg per square kilometre | 0.8326 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 0.7447 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 50 Latvia 2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Cuba 1.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Seychelles 1.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 1.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Albania 1.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 kg per square kilometre compare
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 that volatilises (n) in China?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in China was 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.334 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- China ranks 53rd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.