Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in China
China: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.1949 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in China is 0.1949 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in China peaked at 0.2325 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0742 kg per person, in 1962.
That places China 53rd 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in China, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0811 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0742 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0948 kg per person | +27.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1208 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 0.136 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1447 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1632 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1562 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1431 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1346 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1559 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1844 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1901 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.182 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1803 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1916 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1933 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1937 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1977 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2077 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1956 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1855 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1874 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.184 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1869 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1985 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1989 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1886 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1936 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.195 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2019 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2041 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2093 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2116 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2206 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2325 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1901 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2058 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2175 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2086 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2086 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2063 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2032 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2055 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2103 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2021 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.211 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2249 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2217 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.222 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2249 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2227 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2212 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2164 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.209 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2004 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1935 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1405 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1828 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2015 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2029 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1949 kg per person | -3.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1949 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.145 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1949 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0823 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1238 kg per person | 0.0742 kg per person | 0.1632 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1803 kg per person | 0.1346 kg per person | 0.1977 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1927 kg per person | 0.184 kg per person | 0.2077 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2085 kg per person | 0.1901 kg per person | 0.2325 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2098 kg per person | 0.2021 kg per person | 0.2249 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2072 kg per person | 0.1405 kg per person | 0.2249 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 kg per person | 0.1828 kg per person | 0.2029 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 50 Lithuania 0.2012 kg per person compare
- 51 France 0.2005 kg per person compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 0.1998 kg per person compare
- 54 Benin 0.1932 kg per person compare
- 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1885 kg per person compare
- 56 Papua New Guinea 0.1826 kg per person 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in China?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in China was 0.1949 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2325 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0742 kg per person in 1962.
- How does China rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- China ranks 53rd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.