Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa stood at 0.0176 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 that leaches (n content) in South Africa peaked at 0.0261 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 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 … applied capita leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0123 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.012 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0116 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0161 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0156 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0176 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0185 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0152 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0172 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0167 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0163 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0159 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0154 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0161 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0166 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0163 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0158 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0153 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.017 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0158 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0216 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0206 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0211 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0209 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.023 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.024 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0258 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0243 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0252 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0261 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.026 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0258 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.026 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0195 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0195 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0202 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0195 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0222 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 kg per person | -20.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0176 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1009 kg per person, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0176 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0082 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +38.5% | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person |
| 1991 | +36.8% | 0.0124 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0152 kg per person | 0.0124 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 kg per person | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.0258 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0227 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0261 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0206 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.0244 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 that leaches (n content) in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 kg per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.