Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0393 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0393 kg per person for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.0575 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 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 … capita volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0176 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0177 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0175 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0174 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0183 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0181 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0182 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0183 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.018 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0172 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0188 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.02 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0223 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.017 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0172 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0176 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0177 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0174 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0176 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.018 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0181 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0183 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.032 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0327 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0314 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0321 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0326 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.034 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0371 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.038 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0374 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0389 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0405 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0437 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0471 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0453 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0382 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0396 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0436 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0513 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0545 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0572 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0575 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0568 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0463 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0454 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0436 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0442 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0444 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0437 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.041 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.041 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0393 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0393 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1554 kg per person, 25% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0393 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0181 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure applied to soils … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +75.1% | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.032 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0223 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.0169 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0314 kg per person | 0.0389 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0449 kg per person | 0.0382 kg per person | 0.0545 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0483 kg per person | 0.0435 kg per person | 0.0575 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.0393 kg per person | 0.0437 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 113 Ghana 0.0419 kg per person compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 0.0412 kg per person compare
- 115 Yemen 0.0395 kg per person compare
- 117 Armenia 0.0389 kg per person compare
- 118 Seychelles 0.0388 kg per person compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 0.0377 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 volatilises (n content), per in South Africa?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa was 0.0393 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0575 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.