Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.8381 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.8381 kg per person for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 1.23 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3607 kg per person, in 1983.
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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3755 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.377 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3739 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3706 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3896 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3851 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3876 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3895 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3843 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3665 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4006 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4265 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4746 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3686 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3631 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3645 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3656 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3662 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3717 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3753 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3771 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3689 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3607 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3699 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3745 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3789 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.383 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3867 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3902 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6831 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6975 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6695 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.685 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6956 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7242 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7899 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.811 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7963 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8299 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8628 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9322 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9655 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9651 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8134 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8444 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9291 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.22 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.21 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9859 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9675 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9273 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9289 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.943 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9455 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9471 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9309 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.873 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.875 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8381 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8381 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5381 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8381 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3868 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +75.1% | 0.3902 kg per person | 0.6831 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3815 kg per person | 0.3706 kg per person | 0.3896 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3868 kg per person | 0.3631 kg per person | 0.4746 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3765 kg per person | 0.3607 kg per person | 0.3902 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7382 kg per person | 0.6695 kg per person | 0.8299 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9571 kg per person | 0.8134 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9273 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8792 kg per person | 0.8381 kg per person | 0.9309 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.8778 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.851 kg per person compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.8433 kg per person compare
- 37 Iraq 0.8363 kg per person compare
- 38 Seychelles 0.8275 kg per person compare
- 39 China 0.7955 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.8381 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3607 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture (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 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.