Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita was 0.0027 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0027 t per person.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0032 t per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1966.
That places South Africa 50th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per person | +223.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 t per person | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 t per person | -61.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 t per person | -51.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 t per person | +481.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 t per person | +158.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 t per person | +73.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 t per person | -62.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 t per person | +32.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 t per person | -41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 t per person | +137.6% |
| 1974 | 0.001 t per person | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 t per person | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 t per person | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 t per person | +40.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 t per person | -62.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 t per person | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 t per person | -78.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 t per person | +272.6% |
| 1983 | 0.001 t per person | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 t per person | +156.6% |
| 1985 | 0.002 t per person | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 t per person | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 t per person | +24.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 t per person | -61.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 t per person | +25.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 t per person | +90.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 t per person | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 t per person | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 t per person | +45.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 t per person | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 t per person | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 t per person | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 t per person | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 t per person | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 t per person | +134.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 t per person | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 t per person | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 t per person | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 t per person | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 t per person | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 t per person | +54.9% |
| 2011 | 0.002 t per person | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 t per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 t per person | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 t per person | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 t per person | +37.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 t per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.002 t per person | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 t per person | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 t per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 t per person | +8.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 t per person, 57.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 t per person, 1080.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +481.6% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person |
| 1982 | +272.6% | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0009 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita in South Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita in South Africa was 0.0027 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 t per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1966.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 50th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.