Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises was 0.0117 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in South Africa is 0.0117 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in South Africa peaked at 0.0174 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 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 … applied capita volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0082 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.008 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0111 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0101 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0098 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0101 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0115 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.011 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0106 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0109 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0102 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.009 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0109 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0105 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.012 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0139 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.016 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0172 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.013 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.013 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.013 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.013 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0163 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 kg per person | -20.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0117 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0673 kg per person, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0117 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises 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% | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person |
| 1991 | +36.8% | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0114 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0101 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0152 kg per person | 0.013 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 kg per person | 0.0117 kg per person | 0.0163 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 volatilises (n) in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in South Africa was 0.0117 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.