How does South Africa rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

South Africa ranks 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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South Africa: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0585 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0585 kg per person

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

122nd

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.2223 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0585 kg per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0585 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.2223 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0585 kg per person, in 2023.

South Africa ranks 122nd 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.2223 kg per person	—
1962	0.2142 kg per person	-3.6%
1963	0.2047 kg per person	-4.4%
1964	0.1927 kg per person	-5.9%
1965	0.193 kg per person	+0.2%
1966	0.1707 kg per person	-11.6%
1967	0.1697 kg per person	-0.6%
1968	0.1692 kg per person	-0.3%
1969	0.1667 kg per person	-1.4%
1970	0.1762 kg per person	+5.7%
1971	0.1617 kg per person	-8.3%
1972	0.1592 kg per person	-1.5%
1973	0.1516 kg per person	-4.8%
1974	0.154 kg per person	+1.6%
1975	0.1436 kg per person	-6.8%
1976	0.1396 kg per person	-2.8%
1977	0.1374 kg per person	-1.6%
1978	0.1366 kg per person	-0.6%
1979	0.1368 kg per person	+0.1%
1980	0.1262 kg per person	-7.7%
1981	0.1182 kg per person	-6.3%
1982	0.1155 kg per person	-2.3%
1983	0.1144 kg per person	-1.0%
1984	0.1077 kg per person	-5.8%
1985	0.0946 kg per person	-12.2%
1986	0.0981 kg per person	+3.6%
1987	0.0935 kg per person	-4.6%
1988	0.0921 kg per person	-1.6%
1989	0.0879 kg per person	-4.5%
1990	0.0881 kg per person	+0.3%
1991	0.091 kg per person	+3.2%
1992	0.0855 kg per person	-6.0%
1993	0.0836 kg per person	-2.2%
1994	0.0766 kg per person	-8.4%
1995	0.0792 kg per person	+3.4%
1996	0.0798 kg per person	+0.8%
1997	0.0797 kg per person	-0.2%
1998	0.0799 kg per person	+0.4%
1999	0.0786 kg per person	-1.7%
2000	0.0837 kg per person	+6.5%
2001	0.0826 kg per person	-1.3%
2002	0.0784 kg per person	-5.1%
2003	0.0755 kg per person	-3.6%
2004	0.0741 kg per person	-1.9%
2005	0.0758 kg per person	+2.3%
2006	0.0735 kg per person	-3.0%
2007	0.0739 kg per person	+0.5%
2008	0.078 kg per person	+5.5%
2009	0.0772 kg per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0762 kg per person	-1.3%
2011	0.0743 kg per person	-2.4%
2012	0.0729 kg per person	-1.9%
2013	0.0731 kg per person	+0.3%
2014	0.0711 kg per person	-2.7%
2015	0.0689 kg per person	-3.2%
2016	0.0688 kg per person	-0.1%
2017	0.0666 kg per person	-3.1%
2018	0.065 kg per person	-2.5%
2019	0.0633 kg per person	-2.5%
2020	0.0614 kg per person	-3.1%
2021	0.0602 kg per person	-1.8%
2022	0.0593 kg per person	-1.6%
2023	0.0585 kg per person	-1.3%

South Africa compared with similar countries

South Africa's 0.0585 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2434 kg per person, 24% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
South Africa's 0.0585 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1892 kg per person	0.1667 kg per person	0.2223 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1497 kg per person	0.1366 kg per person	0.1762 kg per person	10
1980s	0.1048 kg per person	0.0879 kg per person	0.1262 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0822 kg per person	0.0766 kg per person	0.091 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0773 kg per person	0.0735 kg per person	0.0837 kg per person	10
2010s	0.07 kg per person	0.0633 kg per person	0.0762 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0598 kg per person	0.0585 kg per person	0.0614 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

119 Sri Lanka 0.0715 kg per person compare
120 Zambia 0.0676 kg per person compare
121 Oman 0.0615 kg per person compare
123 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0573 kg per person compare
124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.056 kg per person compare
125 Tunisia 0.0556 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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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)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa?: Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0585 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.2223 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0585 kg per person in 2023.
How does South Africa rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: South Africa ranks 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle — 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.

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Indicator: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Cattle — 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.