South Africa vs Switzerland: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita

South Africa
0.0234 kg per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0236 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
54th
Switzerland rank
53rd

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0236 kg per person against 0.0234 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 159 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1391 kg per person 0.025 kg per person 0.1141 kg per person South Africa
1970s 0.0867 kg per person 0.0317 kg per person 0.055 kg per person South Africa
1980s 0.0632 kg per person 0.0319 kg per person 0.0313 kg per person South Africa
1990s 0.0471 kg per person 0.0349 kg per person 0.0121 kg per person South Africa
2000s 0.0365 kg per person 0.0342 kg per person 0.0023 kg per person South Africa
2010s 0.0293 kg per person 0.0269 kg per person 0.0023 kg per person South Africa
2020s 0.024 kg per person 0.0234 kg per person 0.0006 kg per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita, South Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0236 kg per person against 0.0234 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita between South Africa and Switzerland?
0.0002 kg per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
South Africa ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
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Sheep — 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.