Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita was 0.1379 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in South Africa stood at 0.1379 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 management (manure treated, n content) in South Africa peaked at 0.202 kg per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0286 kg per person, in 1969.
That places South Africa 104th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 management (manure treated, N) … capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0487 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0473 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0478 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0482 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0378 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0384 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0355 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0328 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0286 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0354 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0449 kg per person | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0523 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0608 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0291 kg per person | -52.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0294 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0312 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0329 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0345 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0336 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0326 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0315 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0315 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0315 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0324 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0353 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.038 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0405 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0428 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.045 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1188 kg per person | +163.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1069 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1124 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1158 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1178 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1221 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1309 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1376 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1292 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1344 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1449 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1595 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1633 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1577 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.156 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1211 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1213 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1379 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1706 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1911 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.202 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2008 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1972 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1452 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1404 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1524 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1529 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1537 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1567 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1574 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.137 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.144 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1313 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1379 kg per person | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … 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 | +163.7% | 0.045 kg per person | 0.1188 kg per person |
| 1974 | -52.1% | 0.0608 kg per person | 0.0291 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0406 kg per person | 0.0286 kg per person | 0.0487 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0384 kg per person | 0.0291 kg per person | 0.0608 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0361 kg per person | 0.0315 kg per person | 0.045 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1226 kg per person | 0.1069 kg per person | 0.1376 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1523 kg per person | 0.1211 kg per person | 0.1911 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1659 kg per person | 0.1404 kg per person | 0.202 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1376 kg per person | 0.1313 kg per person | 0.144 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 101 Mali 0.1497 kg per person compare
- 102 South Sudan 0.1463 kg per person compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 0.145 kg per person compare
- 105 Egypt 0.1369 kg per person compare
- 106 Tajikistan 0.1352 kg per person compare
- 107 Bangladesh 0.1336 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 management (manure treated, n content) in South Africa?
- Chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in South Africa was 0.1379 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.202 kg per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0286 kg per person in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content)?
- South Africa ranks 104th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.