Nigeria vs South Africa: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises

Nigeria
0.0114 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0117 kg per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
125th
South Africa rank
122nd

Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0117 kg per person against 0.0114 kg per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0003 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 0.0106 kg per person 0.0098 kg per person 0.0008 kg per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0123 kg per person 0.0105 kg per person 0.0019 kg per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0139 kg per person 0.0104 kg per person 0.0034 kg per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0162 kg per person 0.0101 kg per person 0.006 kg per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0155 kg per person 0.0144 kg per person 0.0011 kg per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0144 kg per person 0.0152 kg per person 0.0008 kg per person South Africa
2020s 0.0117 kg per person 0.0137 kg per person 0.002 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 that volatilises (n), Nigeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0117 kg per person against 0.0114 kg per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) between Nigeria and South Africa?
0.0003 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 that volatilises (n)?
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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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
Last refreshed

Chickens, layers — 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.