All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 12.44 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.44 million kg
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
31st
of 33 groups
All-time high
14.29 million kg
in 2010
All-time low
10.29 million kg
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 12.44 million kg for all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Africa peaked at 14.29 million kg in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.29 million kg, in 1966.

Southern Africa ranks 31st of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 10.97 million kg
1962 11.03 million kg +0.5%
1963 10.92 million kg -1.0%
1964 10.73 million kg -1.7%
1965 10.69 million kg -0.4%
1966 10.29 million kg -3.8%
1967 10.30 million kg +0.1%
1968 10.65 million kg +3.4%
1969 11.06 million kg +3.8%
1970 10.88 million kg -1.6%
1971 10.30 million kg -5.3%
1972 10.44 million kg +1.4%
1973 10.65 million kg +1.9%
1974 10.72 million kg +0.7%
1975 10.62 million kg -1.0%
1976 10.69 million kg +0.7%
1977 11.02 million kg +3.1%
1978 11.28 million kg +2.4%
1979 11.09 million kg -1.7%
1980 10.97 million kg -1.1%
1981 10.84 million kg -1.2%
1982 11.12 million kg +2.6%
1983 11.31 million kg +1.6%
1984 10.81 million kg -4.4%
1985 10.64 million kg -1.6%
1986 10.90 million kg +2.5%
1987 10.93 million kg +0.3%
1988 11.25 million kg +2.9%
1989 11.66 million kg +3.7%
1990 12.48 million kg +7.0%
1991 12.36 million kg -1.0%
1992 12.04 million kg -2.6%
1993 11.79 million kg -2.1%
1994 11.76 million kg -0.3%
1995 12.43 million kg +5.7%
1996 12.47 million kg +0.3%
1997 12.71 million kg +2.0%
1998 12.77 million kg +0.4%
1999 12.72 million kg -0.4%
2000 13.22 million kg +4.0%
2001 13.41 million kg +1.4%
2002 13.44 million kg +0.2%
2003 13.23 million kg -1.6%
2004 13.30 million kg +0.6%
2005 13.37 million kg +0.5%
2006 13.51 million kg +1.1%
2007 13.79 million kg +2.1%
2008 14.00 million kg +1.5%
2009 14.20 million kg +1.5%
2010 14.29 million kg +0.6%
2011 14.27 million kg -0.1%
2012 14.25 million kg -0.2%
2013 13.61 million kg -4.5%
2014 13.52 million kg -0.7%
2015 13.35 million kg -1.3%
2016 13.34 million kg -0.1%
2017 12.98 million kg -2.7%
2018 12.94 million kg -0.3%
2019 12.77 million kg -1.3%
2020 12.50 million kg -2.1%
2021 12.23 million kg -2.2%
2022 12.55 million kg +2.6%
2023 12.44 million kg -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.74 million kg 10.29 million kg 11.06 million kg 9
1970s 10.77 million kg 10.30 million kg 11.28 million kg 10
1980s 11.04 million kg 10.64 million kg 11.66 million kg 10
1990s 12.35 million kg 11.76 million kg 12.77 million kg 10
2000s 13.55 million kg 13.22 million kg 14.20 million kg 10
2010s 13.53 million kg 12.77 million kg 14.29 million kg 10
2020s 12.43 million kg 12.23 million kg 12.55 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 28 Belarus 42.63 million kg compare
  2. 29 Ukraine 41.73 million kg compare
  3. 30 Argentina 38.26 million kg compare
  4. 31 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.02 million kg compare
  5. 32 Mongolia 34.79 million kg compare
  6. 33 Romania 34.56 million kg compare
  7. 34 Thailand 33.83 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Africa?
All animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Africa was 12.44 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 14.29 million kg in 2010.
What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.29 million kg in 1966.
How does Southern Africa rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is all animals — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).