Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in South Africa
South Africa: Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises was 0.0443 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0443 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.0613 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places South Africa 75th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0613 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0567 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0527 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0501 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0448 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0369 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0319 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.031 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.031 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0316 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0329 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0336 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0343 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.034 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0369 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0382 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0402 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0406 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0408 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0416 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0421 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.044 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0442 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0443 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0443 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.045 kg per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0443 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0116 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0479 kg per square kilometre | 0.0369 kg per square kilometre | 0.0613 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0305 kg per square kilometre | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0301 kg per square kilometre | 0.0296 kg per square kilometre | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | 0.0303 kg per square kilometre | 0.0343 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 kg per square kilometre | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0443 kg per square kilometre | 0.044 kg per square kilometre | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | 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 horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in South Africa was 0.0443 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0613 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does South Africa rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 75th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.