Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.0414 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in South Africa stood at 0.0414 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in South Africa peaked at 0.0606 kg per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 kg per person, in 1969.
South Africa ranks 104th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0142 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0143 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0145 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0135 kg per person | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0157 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0182 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0087 kg per person | -52.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0094 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0106 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0114 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 kg per person | +163.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0321 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0337 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0347 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0353 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0393 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0413 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0388 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0403 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0435 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0478 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.049 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0468 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0363 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0364 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0414 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0512 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0573 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0606 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0602 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0592 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0435 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0421 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0457 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0459 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0461 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.047 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0472 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0411 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0432 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0394 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0414 kg per person | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches 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 | +163.7% | 0.0135 kg per person | 0.0356 kg per person |
| 1974 | -52.1% | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0108 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0135 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0368 kg per person | 0.0321 kg per person | 0.0413 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.0363 kg per person | 0.0573 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0498 kg per person | 0.0421 kg per person | 0.0606 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 kg per person | 0.0394 kg per person | 0.0432 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 101 Mali 0.0449 kg per person compare
- 102 South Sudan 0.0439 kg per person compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 0.0435 kg per person compare
- 105 Egypt 0.0411 kg per person compare
- 106 Tajikistan 0.04 kg per person compare
- 107 Bangladesh 0.0395 kg per person compare
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- 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, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in South Africa?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in South Africa was 0.0414 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0606 kg per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 kg per person in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- South Africa ranks 104th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.