Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1966 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.1966 kg per person.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.2877 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0846 kg per person, in 1983.
South Africa ranks 116th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0881 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0884 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0877 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0869 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0914 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0903 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0909 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0914 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0902 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.086 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.094 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1113 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0865 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0852 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0855 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0858 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0859 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0872 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.088 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0884 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0865 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0846 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0868 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0878 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0889 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0898 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0907 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0915 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1602 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1636 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.157 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1607 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1632 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1699 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1853 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1902 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1868 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1947 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2024 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2187 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2353 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2265 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2264 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1908 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1981 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2179 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2567 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2723 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2861 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2877 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2838 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2313 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2269 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2175 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2179 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2212 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2218 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2222 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2184 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2048 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2052 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1966 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1966 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7768 kg per person, 25% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1966 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0907 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +75.1% | 0.0915 kg per person | 0.1602 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0895 kg per person | 0.0869 kg per person | 0.0914 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0907 kg per person | 0.0852 kg per person | 0.1113 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0883 kg per person | 0.0846 kg per person | 0.0915 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1732 kg per person | 0.157 kg per person | 0.1947 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2245 kg per person | 0.1908 kg per person | 0.2723 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2416 kg per person | 0.2175 kg per person | 0.2877 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2062 kg per person | 0.1966 kg per person | 0.2184 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 113 Ghana 0.2094 kg per person compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 0.2059 kg per person compare
- 115 Yemen 0.1976 kg per person compare
- 117 Armenia 0.1944 kg per person compare
- 118 Seychelles 0.1941 kg per person compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 0.1883 kg per person 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.1966 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2877 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0846 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.