Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0243 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0243 kg per person for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0911 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 kg per person, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 68th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0911 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0893 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0875 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0857 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0839 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0838 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0833 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0797 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0791 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0764 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0701 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.068 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0649 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0642 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0616 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0605 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0581 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0581 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0592 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0589 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0569 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0557 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0537 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0509 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0495 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0481 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.047 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.046 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0454 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0449 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0446 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0454 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0437 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0435 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0444 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0437 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0426 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0415 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0427 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0413 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0403 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0393 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.039 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0384 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0372 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0383 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.036 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0343 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0331 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0322 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0311 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0264 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0256 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0251 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0247 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0243 kg per person | -1.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0243 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0102 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0243 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1006 kg per person, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0848 kg per person | 0.0791 kg per person | 0.0911 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0641 kg per person | 0.0581 kg per person | 0.0764 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0512 kg per person | 0.0454 kg per person | 0.0589 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0436 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 0.0454 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0392 kg per person | 0.0369 kg per person | 0.0427 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0314 kg per person | 0.0264 kg per person | 0.036 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 kg per person | 0.0243 kg per person | 0.0256 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0243 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0911 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.