Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises was 0.1676 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa is 0.1676 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.2453 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0721 kg per person, in 1983.
That places South Africa 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0751 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0754 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0748 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0741 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0779 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.077 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0775 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0779 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0769 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0733 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0801 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0853 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0949 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0737 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0726 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0729 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0731 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0732 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0743 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0751 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0754 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0738 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0721 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.074 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0758 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0766 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0773 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.078 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1366 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1395 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1339 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.137 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1391 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1448 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.158 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1622 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1593 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.166 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1726 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1864 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2006 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1931 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.193 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1627 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1689 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1858 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2189 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2321 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2439 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2453 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.242 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1972 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1935 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1855 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1858 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1886 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1891 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1894 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1862 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1746 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.175 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1676 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1676 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1076 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1676 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0774 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … 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% | 0.078 kg per person | 0.1366 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0763 kg per person | 0.0741 kg per person | 0.0779 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0774 kg per person | 0.0726 kg per person | 0.0949 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0753 kg per person | 0.0721 kg per person | 0.078 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1476 kg per person | 0.1339 kg per person | 0.166 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1914 kg per person | 0.1627 kg per person | 0.2321 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.206 kg per person | 0.1855 kg per person | 0.2453 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1758 kg per person | 0.1676 kg per person | 0.1862 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.1756 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.1702 kg per person compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.1687 kg per person compare
- 37 Iraq 0.1673 kg per person compare
- 38 Seychelles 0.1655 kg per person compare
- 39 China 0.1591 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 volatilises (n content), per in South Africa?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa was 0.1676 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2453 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0721 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.