Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.05 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa is 0.05 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa peaked at 0.0741 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.033 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 … left capita volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0336 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0351 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.034 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.033 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0457 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0443 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0473 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.05 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0525 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0431 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0418 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0407 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0431 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0489 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0476 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0463 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0451 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0438 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0457 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0473 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0486 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0469 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0453 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0464 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0448 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0434 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0421 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0396 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0354 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0484 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.038 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0383 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0387 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0408 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0464 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0449 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0491 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0514 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.049 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0505 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0614 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0586 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.06 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0594 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0655 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0682 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0734 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0692 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0717 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0741 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0738 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0734 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0555 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0554 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0575 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0555 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0552 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0694 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0518 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.063 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.05 kg per person | -20.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left 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% | 0.033 kg per person | 0.0457 kg per person |
| 1991 | +36.8% | 0.0354 kg per person | 0.0484 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0417 kg per person | 0.033 kg per person | 0.0525 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0446 kg per person | 0.0407 kg per person | 0.0489 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0445 kg per person | 0.0396 kg per person | 0.0486 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0431 kg per person | 0.0354 kg per person | 0.0514 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0615 kg per person | 0.049 kg per person | 0.0734 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0646 kg per person | 0.0552 kg per person | 0.0741 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0585 kg per person | 0.05 kg per person | 0.0694 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in South Africa was 0.05 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0741 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 kg per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.