Chickens, layers … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises was 0.6113 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.6113 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in 2023.
The figure 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 volatilises (n) in South Africa peaked at 0.8122 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1097 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 … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1097 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1181 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1181 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1181 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2025 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2194 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2025 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2363 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2869 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2869 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2869 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3122 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3206 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3291 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.351 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.405 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3966 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4388 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4641 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4472 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4641 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5704 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5495 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5685 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5686 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6329 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6666 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7257 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6919 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7257 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7594 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7763 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7932 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6087 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6136 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6413 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6286 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6365 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8122 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6158 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.76 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6113 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.6113 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.6113 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3514 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … applied soils that square kilometre 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 | +42.9% | 0.1181 kg per square kilometre | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +39.9% | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1566 kg per square kilometre | 0.1097 kg per square kilometre | 0.2194 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2194 kg per square kilometre | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2953 kg per square kilometre | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | 0.3038 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3686 kg per square kilometre | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | 0.4641 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | 0.4472 kg per square kilometre | 0.7257 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6951 kg per square kilometre | 0.6087 kg per square kilometre | 0.7932 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6999 kg per square kilometre | 0.6113 kg per square kilometre | 0.8122 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 124 Angola 0.6649 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.6503 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Kenya 0.6313 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Cameroon 0.5654 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Yemen 0.5635 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Burundi 0.5612 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 volatilises (n) in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in South Africa was 0.6113 kg per square kilometre 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 0.8122 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1097 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- South Africa ranks 127th 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 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.