Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0587 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0587 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0869 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 kg per person, in 1964.
That places South Africa 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0394 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0411 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0399 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0387 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0536 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.052 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0554 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0586 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0616 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0505 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0491 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0477 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0506 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0573 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0558 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0543 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0528 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0514 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0536 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.057 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.055 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0532 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0544 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0526 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0509 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0494 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0479 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0465 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0415 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0567 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0446 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0449 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0454 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0478 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0544 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0527 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0576 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0602 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0575 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0592 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0687 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0704 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0697 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0768 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.08 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0861 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0811 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0841 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0869 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0866 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0865 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0651 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.065 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0675 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.065 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0648 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0813 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0607 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0739 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0587 kg per person | -20.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0587 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3363 kg per person, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0587 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0273 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +38.5% | 0.0387 kg per person | 0.0536 kg per person |
| 1991 | +36.8% | 0.0415 kg per person | 0.0567 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0489 kg per person | 0.0387 kg per person | 0.0616 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0523 kg per person | 0.0477 kg per person | 0.0573 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0522 kg per person | 0.0465 kg per person | 0.057 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0506 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 0.0602 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0722 kg per person | 0.0575 kg per person | 0.0861 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0758 kg per person | 0.0648 kg per person | 0.0869 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0687 kg per person | 0.0587 kg per person | 0.0813 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0587 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0869 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 kg per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.