Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2514 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.2514 kg per person for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.368 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1082 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1126 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1131 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1122 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1112 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1169 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1155 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1163 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1169 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1153 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.11 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1202 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1279 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1424 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1106 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1089 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1094 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1097 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1099 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1115 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1126 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1131 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1107 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1082 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.111 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1124 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1137 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1149 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.116 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1171 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2049 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2092 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2008 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2055 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2087 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2173 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.237 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2433 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2389 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.249 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2588 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2797 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.301 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2897 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2895 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.244 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2533 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2787 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3283 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3482 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3659 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.368 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.363 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2958 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2903 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2782 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2787 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2829 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2837 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2841 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2793 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2619 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2625 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2514 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2514 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1614 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2514 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1161 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.1171 kg per person | 0.2049 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1144 kg per person | 0.1112 kg per person | 0.1169 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.116 kg per person | 0.1089 kg per person | 0.1424 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.113 kg per person | 0.1082 kg per person | 0.1171 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2215 kg per person | 0.2008 kg per person | 0.249 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2871 kg per person | 0.244 kg per person | 0.3482 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.309 kg per person | 0.2782 kg per person | 0.368 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2638 kg per person | 0.2514 kg per person | 0.2793 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.2634 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.2553 kg per person compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.253 kg per person compare
- 37 Iraq 0.2509 kg per person compare
- 38 Seychelles 0.2483 kg per person compare
- 39 China 0.2386 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.2514 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.368 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.