Nigeria vs South Africa: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita

Nigeria
0.057 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0587 kg per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
125th
South Africa rank
122nd

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0587 kg per person against 0.057 kg per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0017 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0529 kg per person 0.0489 kg per person 0.004 kg per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0617 kg per person 0.0523 kg per person 0.0094 kg per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0694 kg per person 0.0522 kg per person 0.0172 kg per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0808 kg per person 0.0506 kg per person 0.0302 kg per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0777 kg per person 0.0722 kg per person 0.0056 kg per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0718 kg per person 0.0758 kg per person 0.0039 kg per person South Africa
2020s 0.0585 kg per person 0.0687 kg per person 0.0101 kg per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita, Nigeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0587 kg per person against 0.057 kg per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita between Nigeria and South Africa?
0.0017 kg per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, layers — 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.