All Animals: Manure applied to soils … applied capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: All Animals: Manure applied to soils … applied capita volatilises was 0.1598 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in South Africa stood at 0.1598 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n content) in South Africa peaked at 0.5446 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1598 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 … applied capita volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5446 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5297 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5074 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4822 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4665 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4324 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4158 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4194 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4209 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3979 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3594 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3523 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3504 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3403 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3296 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3232 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3225 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.325 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3078 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2921 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2832 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2833 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.281 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2568 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2427 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2395 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2319 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2314 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.233 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2453 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2449 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2351 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2267 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2221 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2307 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2313 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2317 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.231 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2227 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2281 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2317 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2324 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2271 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2239 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2168 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2156 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2178 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2252 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.226 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2251 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2219 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2183 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2059 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2009 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1931 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1909 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1872 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1831 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.177 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1715 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.166 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1633 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1598 kg per person | -2.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1598 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7705 kg per person, 21% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1598 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2758 kg per person, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4688 kg per person | 0.4158 kg per person | 0.5446 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3408 kg per person | 0.3078 kg per person | 0.3979 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2575 kg per person | 0.2314 kg per person | 0.2921 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2321 kg per person | 0.2221 kg per person | 0.2453 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2245 kg per person | 0.2156 kg per person | 0.2324 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2003 kg per person | 0.177 kg per person | 0.2251 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1652 kg per person | 0.1598 kg per person | 0.1715 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 147 Libya 0.1724 kg per person compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.1703 kg per person compare
- 149 Ghana 0.1631 kg per person compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.152 kg per person compare
- 152 Algeria 0.1389 kg per person compare
- 153 Solomon Islands 0.1286 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 volatilises (n content) in South Africa?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in South Africa was 0.1598 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5446 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1598 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 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.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 — 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.