Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.2501 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa is 0.2501 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.3705 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.165 kg per person, in 1964.
South Africa ranks 36th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1678 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1754 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1701 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.165 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2286 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2216 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2363 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2499 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2625 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2154 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2092 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2033 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2155 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2445 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2378 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2315 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2253 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2192 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2286 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2365 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2429 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2346 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2266 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2318 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2242 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2171 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2104 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2041 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1982 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1768 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2418 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1902 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1915 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1934 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2038 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2321 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2246 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2455 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2568 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2452 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2523 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3072 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.293 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2971 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3273 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3411 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3671 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3459 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3585 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3705 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3692 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3671 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3689 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2775 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2771 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2877 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2773 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2762 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3468 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2589 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3151 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2501 kg per person | -20.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.165 kg per person | 0.2286 kg per person |
| 1991 | +36.8% | 0.1768 kg per person | 0.2418 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2086 kg per person | 0.165 kg per person | 0.2625 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.223 kg per person | 0.2033 kg per person | 0.2445 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2226 kg per person | 0.1982 kg per person | 0.2429 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2156 kg per person | 0.1768 kg per person | 0.2568 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3076 kg per person | 0.2452 kg per person | 0.3671 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.323 kg per person | 0.2762 kg per person | 0.3705 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2927 kg per person | 0.2501 kg per person | 0.3468 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.2501 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3705 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 kg per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.