Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 9.19 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 9.19 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in South Africa peaked at 11.22 kg per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6515 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
South Africa ranks 54th 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8686 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8686 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9048 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.941 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.76 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7962 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.76 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7238 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6515 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8324 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7673 kg per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7962 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8686 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.941 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | +171.1% |
| 1991 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 5.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 8 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 10.42 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.37 kg per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 9.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre 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 | +171.1% | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 5.1 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | -50.7% | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 0.7673 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8083 kg per square kilometre | 0.6515 kg per square kilometre | 0.941 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.7673 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.93 kg per square kilometre | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | 10.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 kg per square kilometre | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | 11.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 kg per square kilometre | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- 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 9.19 kg per square kilometre 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 11.22 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6515 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 54th 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 up 9.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.