Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.1176 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa stood at 0.1176 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa peaked at 0.1722 kg per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 kg per person, in 1969.
That places South Africa 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0415 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0403 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0408 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0411 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0322 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0327 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0303 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0244 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0302 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0383 kg per person | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0446 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0518 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0248 kg per person | -52.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0251 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0266 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0281 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0294 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0286 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0278 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0268 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0268 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0276 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0301 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0324 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0345 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0365 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0384 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1013 kg per person | +163.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0911 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0959 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0987 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1004 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1041 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1116 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1173 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1102 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1146 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1235 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.136 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1392 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1345 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.133 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1033 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1034 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1176 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1454 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.163 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1722 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1712 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1682 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1238 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1197 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.13 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1304 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1311 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1336 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1342 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1168 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1228 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.112 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1176 kg per person | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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% | 0.0384 kg per person | 0.1013 kg per person |
| 1974 | -52.1% | 0.0518 kg per person | 0.0248 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0244 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0328 kg per person | 0.0248 kg per person | 0.0518 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0308 kg per person | 0.0268 kg per person | 0.0384 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1045 kg per person | 0.0911 kg per person | 0.1173 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1299 kg per person | 0.1033 kg per person | 0.163 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1414 kg per person | 0.1197 kg per person | 0.1722 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1173 kg per person | 0.112 kg per person | 0.1228 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 35 South Sudan 0.1247 kg per person compare
- 36 Honduras 0.1238 kg per person compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 0.1236 kg per person compare
- 39 Egypt 0.1167 kg per person compare
- 40 United Arab Emirates 0.1047 kg per person compare
- 41 Nicaragua 0.1042 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 volatilises (n) in South Africa?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa was 0.1176 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1722 kg per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 kg per person in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.