Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 16.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in South Africa stood at 16.09 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in South Africa peaked at 21.37 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 107th 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, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 5.77 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 7.11 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 7.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 7.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 12.21 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 11.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 12.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 14.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.65 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 17.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 18.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 19.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 19.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 20.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 16.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.37 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 16.21 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 20 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 16.09 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 16.09 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.13 kg per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 16.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.25 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +42.9% | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 4.44 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +39.9% | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | 10.26 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.12 kg per square kilometre | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | 5.77 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.77 kg per square kilometre | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | 7.11 kg per square kilometre | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | 12.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.49 kg per square kilometre | 11.77 kg per square kilometre | 19.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.29 kg per square kilometre | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 20.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 kg per square kilometre | 16.09 kg per square kilometre | 21.37 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 104 Belize 16.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Myanmar 16.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Panama 16.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kyrgyzstan 15.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Cambodia 15.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Cameroon 14.88 kg per square kilometre 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, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in South Africa was 16.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.37 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- South Africa ranks 107th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.