Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.2408 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa stood at 0.2408 kg per person. 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.9017 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2408 kg per person, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 75th 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 left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9017 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.884 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8662 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8485 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8311 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8297 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8242 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7886 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7835 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7566 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6945 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6728 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6421 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6354 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6094 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5992 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.575 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5755 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5861 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.583 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5628 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.551 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5317 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5039 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4899 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4762 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4655 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4554 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4497 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4447 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4418 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4492 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4176 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4321 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4306 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4393 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4321 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4214 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4104 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4224 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.409 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3991 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3894 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3863 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3815 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3802 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3683 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3794 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3651 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3561 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3455 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3392 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3275 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.319 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3075 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2915 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2822 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2739 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2617 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2536 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2487 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2447 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2408 kg per person | -1.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2408 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1549 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2408 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9956 kg per person, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8397 kg per person | 0.7835 kg per person | 0.9017 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6347 kg per person | 0.575 kg per person | 0.7566 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5069 kg per person | 0.4497 kg per person | 0.583 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4319 kg per person | 0.4104 kg per person | 0.4492 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3881 kg per person | 0.3651 kg per person | 0.4224 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3104 kg per person | 0.2617 kg per person | 0.3561 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.247 kg per person | 0.2408 kg per person | 0.2536 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa was 0.2408 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9017 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2408 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 75th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 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
Goats — 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — 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.