Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.1764 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in South Africa stood at 0.1764 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in South Africa peaked at 0.2583 kg per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 kg per person, in 1969.
South Africa ranks 38th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0623 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0605 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0611 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0617 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0483 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0491 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0454 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0419 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0366 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0453 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0574 kg per person | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0669 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0777 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 kg per person | -52.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0376 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0399 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0421 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0441 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0429 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0416 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0403 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0403 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0402 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0415 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0451 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0485 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0518 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0548 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0576 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1519 kg per person | +163.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1367 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1438 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.148 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1507 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1561 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1674 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1759 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1653 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1719 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1853 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.204 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2088 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2018 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1995 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1549 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1551 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1764 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2182 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2444 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2583 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2568 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2522 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1856 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1796 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1949 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1955 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1966 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2005 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2013 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1752 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1842 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.168 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1764 kg per person | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left 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% | 0.0576 kg per person | 0.1519 kg per person |
| 1974 | -52.1% | 0.0777 kg per person | 0.0372 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0519 kg per person | 0.0366 kg per person | 0.0623 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0491 kg per person | 0.0372 kg per person | 0.0777 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0462 kg per person | 0.0402 kg per person | 0.0576 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1568 kg per person | 0.1367 kg per person | 0.1759 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1948 kg per person | 0.1549 kg per person | 0.2444 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2121 kg per person | 0.1796 kg per person | 0.2583 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.176 kg per person | 0.168 kg per person | 0.1842 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 35 South Sudan 0.1871 kg per person compare
- 36 Honduras 0.1856 kg per person compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 0.1854 kg per person compare
- 39 Egypt 0.1751 kg per person compare
- 40 United Arab Emirates 0.1571 kg per person compare
- 41 Nicaragua 0.1563 kg per person compare
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, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in South Africa?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in South Africa was 0.1764 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2583 kg per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 kg per person in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.