Chickens: Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) … capita leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens: Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) … capita leaches was 0.059 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa stood at 0.059 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 that leaches (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.0863 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0254 kg per person, in 1983.
That places South Africa 116th 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: Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) … capita leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0264 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0265 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0263 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0261 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0274 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0271 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0273 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0274 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.027 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0258 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0282 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.03 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0334 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0259 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0256 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0257 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0257 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0258 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0262 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0264 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0265 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.026 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0254 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.026 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0264 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0267 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0269 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0275 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0481 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0491 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0471 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0482 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0489 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.051 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0556 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0571 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.056 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0584 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0607 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0656 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0706 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0679 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0679 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0572 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0594 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0654 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.077 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0817 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0858 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0863 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0851 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0694 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0681 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0653 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0654 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0664 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0665 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0666 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0655 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0614 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0616 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.059 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.059 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.233 kg per person, 25% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.059 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0272 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) … capita leaches 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% | 0.0275 kg per person | 0.0481 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0268 kg per person | 0.0261 kg per person | 0.0274 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.0256 kg per person | 0.0334 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0265 kg per person | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.0275 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0519 kg per person | 0.0471 kg per person | 0.0584 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0673 kg per person | 0.0572 kg per person | 0.0817 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0725 kg per person | 0.0653 kg per person | 0.0863 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0619 kg per person | 0.059 kg per person | 0.0655 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 113 Ghana 0.0628 kg per person compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 0.0618 kg per person compare
- 115 Yemen 0.0593 kg per person compare
- 117 Armenia 0.0583 kg per person compare
- 118 Seychelles 0.0582 kg per person compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 0.0565 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 that leaches (n content), per in South Africa?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa was 0.059 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0863 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0254 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.