Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2006 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — 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 0.2006 kg per person for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.2923 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0887 kg per person, in 1983.
South Africa ranks 115th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0937 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.094 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0932 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0924 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0968 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0966 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0962 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0966 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0953 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.091 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.099 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.105 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1162 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0913 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0899 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0901 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0903 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0903 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0915 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0923 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0927 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0907 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0887 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0908 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0918 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0927 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0936 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0944 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0952 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1638 kg per person | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1671 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1605 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.164 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1666 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1734 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1889 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1939 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1905 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1984 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.206 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2224 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2393 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2306 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2311 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1955 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2225 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2613 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2769 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2907 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2923 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2884 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2358 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2314 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2219 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2222 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2255 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2261 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2264 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2226 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2089 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2093 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2006 kg per person | -4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +72.1% | 0.0952 kg per person | 0.1638 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.095 kg per person | 0.0924 kg per person | 0.0968 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0955 kg per person | 0.0899 kg per person | 0.1162 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0923 kg per person | 0.0887 kg per person | 0.0952 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1767 kg per person | 0.1605 kg per person | 0.1984 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2288 kg per person | 0.1955 kg per person | 0.2769 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2461 kg per person | 0.2219 kg per person | 0.2923 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2104 kg per person | 0.2006 kg per person | 0.2226 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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.2006 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2923 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0887 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
Poultry Birds — 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.