Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in South Africa
South Africa: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per was 0.0602 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa is 0.0602 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.0877 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 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 that leaches (N content), per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0281 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0282 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.028 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0277 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.029 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.029 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0289 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.029 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0286 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0273 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0297 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0315 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0349 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0274 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.027 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.027 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0271 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0271 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0275 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0277 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0278 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0272 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0266 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0275 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0278 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0281 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0283 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0286 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0491 kg per person | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0501 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0492 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.052 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0567 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0582 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0572 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0595 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0618 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0667 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0718 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0693 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0586 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0608 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0668 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0784 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0831 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0872 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0877 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0865 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0707 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0694 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0666 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0667 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0677 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0678 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0679 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0627 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0628 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0602 kg per person | -4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per 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% | 0.0286 kg per person | 0.0491 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0285 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 0.029 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0286 kg per person | 0.027 kg per person | 0.0349 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0277 kg per person | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0286 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.053 kg per person | 0.0481 kg per person | 0.0595 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0686 kg per person | 0.0586 kg per person | 0.0831 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0738 kg per person | 0.0666 kg per person | 0.0877 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0631 kg per person | 0.0602 kg per person | 0.0668 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 that leaches (n content), per in South Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in South Africa was 0.0602 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0877 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.