Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0425 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — 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 0.0425 kg per person for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.1619 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0425 kg per person, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 125th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1619 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1566 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1502 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1425 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1412 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1222 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1967 | 0.121 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1203 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1189 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.124 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1151 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1136 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1096 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.111 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1055 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1027 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1014 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1004 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1018 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0941 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0877 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0854 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0844 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0797 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0704 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0717 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.069 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0679 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0657 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.066 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0674 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0641 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0622 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0574 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0587 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0594 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0596 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0599 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0591 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0615 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0607 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0584 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0565 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0556 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0567 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.055 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0554 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0567 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.056 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0547 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.054 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0538 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0508 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0504 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0474 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0461 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0446 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0438 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0431 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0425 kg per person | -1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0425 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2893 kg per person, 15% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0425 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1372 kg per person | 0.1189 kg per person | 0.1619 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1085 kg per person | 0.1004 kg per person | 0.124 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0776 kg per person | 0.0657 kg per person | 0.0941 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0614 kg per person | 0.0574 kg per person | 0.0674 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0574 kg per person | 0.055 kg per person | 0.0615 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0514 kg per person | 0.0461 kg per person | 0.056 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0435 kg per person | 0.0425 kg per person | 0.0446 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0425 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1619 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 125th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — 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.