All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0648 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0648 kg per person for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.2632 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0648 kg per person, in 2023.
That places South Africa 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2632 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2553 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2445 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2323 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2261 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2004 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.195 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.196 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1963 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1941 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1763 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1739 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1705 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1701 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1637 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.16 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.159 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1592 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1551 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1448 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1376 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1359 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.135 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1245 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1139 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1137 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1096 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1089 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.108 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1078 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1084 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1038 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0999 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0949 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0981 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0978 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0979 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0982 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0947 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0973 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0969 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0951 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0912 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.092 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.09 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.09 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0909 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0897 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0882 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0863 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.085 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0823 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0793 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0783 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0758 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0737 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0709 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0684 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.067 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0657 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0648 kg per person | -1.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0648 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5294 kg per person, 12% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0648 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1233 kg per person, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2232 kg per person | 0.195 kg per person | 0.2632 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1682 kg per person | 0.1551 kg per person | 0.1941 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1232 kg per person | 0.108 kg per person | 0.1448 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1002 kg per person | 0.0947 kg per person | 0.1084 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0926 kg per person | 0.0897 kg per person | 0.0973 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0804 kg per person | 0.0709 kg per person | 0.0882 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0665 kg per person | 0.0648 kg per person | 0.0684 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0648 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2632 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0648 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.