All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in South Africa
South Africa: All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches was 0.2398 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa is 0.2398 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.817 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2398 kg per person, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 150th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.817 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7945 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7611 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7233 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6997 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6486 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6238 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.629 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6314 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5969 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.539 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5285 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5257 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5105 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4944 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4847 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4838 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4875 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4617 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4381 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4248 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.425 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4215 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3851 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.364 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3593 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3478 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3471 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3494 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3679 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3673 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3526 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3401 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3332 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3461 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3469 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3475 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3465 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3341 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3421 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3475 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3486 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3406 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3358 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3253 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3234 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3267 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3378 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.339 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3377 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3329 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3275 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3088 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3013 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2896 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2863 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2809 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2746 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2655 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2573 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.249 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.245 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2398 kg per person | -2.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2398 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 21% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2398 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4136 kg per person, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7031 kg per person | 0.6238 kg per person | 0.817 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5113 kg per person | 0.4617 kg per person | 0.5969 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3862 kg per person | 0.3471 kg per person | 0.4381 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3482 kg per person | 0.3332 kg per person | 0.3679 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3367 kg per person | 0.3234 kg per person | 0.3486 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3005 kg per person | 0.2655 kg per person | 0.3377 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2478 kg per person | 0.2398 kg per person | 0.2573 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 147 Libya 0.2586 kg per person compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.2555 kg per person compare
- 149 Ghana 0.2446 kg per person compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.228 kg per person compare
- 152 Algeria 0.2084 kg per person compare
- 153 Solomon Islands 0.1929 kg per person compare
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa was 0.2398 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.817 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2398 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — 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.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
All Animals — 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.