Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.03 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 1.03 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 1.51 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4453 kg per person, in 1983.
That places South Africa 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4636 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4654 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4616 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4575 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.481 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4755 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4785 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4809 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4745 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4525 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4946 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5265 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5859 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4551 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4483 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.45 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4513 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4522 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4589 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4634 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4655 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4554 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4453 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4567 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4623 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4678 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4728 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4774 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4818 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8434 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8611 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8265 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8457 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8587 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8941 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9752 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9831 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.24 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.19 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.19 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.15 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 1.43 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.51 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.51 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.49 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.22 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.14 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.16 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1.03 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3 kg per person, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 1.03 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4776 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +75.1% | 0.4818 kg per person | 0.8434 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4709 kg per person | 0.4575 kg per person | 0.481 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4775 kg per person | 0.4483 kg per person | 0.5859 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4648 kg per person | 0.4453 kg per person | 0.4818 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9114 kg per person | 0.8265 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in South Africa was 1.03 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4453 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.