Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.917 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa is 0.917 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa peaked at 1.22 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1645 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 127th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1645 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3291 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3797 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.405 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4303 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4178 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5847 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4683 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.481 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4936 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5265 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6075 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5949 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6582 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6708 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8557 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8243 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8527 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8529 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9493 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9999 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9131 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9204 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9619 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9428 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9548 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9237 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.917 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.917 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.86 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.917 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5272 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre 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 | +42.9% | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +39.9% | 0.4178 kg per square kilometre | 0.5847 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | 0.1645 kg per square kilometre | 0.3291 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3291 kg per square kilometre | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | 0.3797 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | 0.405 kg per square kilometre | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5529 kg per square kilometre | 0.4178 kg per square kilometre | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8828 kg per square kilometre | 0.6708 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.9131 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.917 kg per square kilometre | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 124 Angola 0.9974 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.9754 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Kenya 0.9469 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Cameroon 0.8481 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Yemen 0.8453 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Burundi 0.8418 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 — 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 0.917 kg per square kilometre 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 1.22 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1645 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 127th 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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.