Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in South Africa
South Africa: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.0401 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in South Africa stood at 0.0401 kg per person.
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 volatilises (n content) in South Africa peaked at 0.0585 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 kg per person, in 1983.
That places South Africa 115th out of 168 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0187 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0188 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0186 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0194 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0193 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0192 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0193 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0191 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0182 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0198 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.021 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0232 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0183 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.018 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.018 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0181 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0185 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0181 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0177 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0182 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0185 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0187 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0189 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.019 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 kg per person | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0334 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0328 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0333 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0378 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0388 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0381 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0397 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0412 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0445 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0479 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0462 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0391 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0405 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0523 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0554 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0581 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0585 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0577 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0472 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0463 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0444 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0451 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0452 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0453 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0445 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0418 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0419 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0401 kg per person | -4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0328 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0232 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0353 kg per person | 0.0321 kg per person | 0.0397 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0458 kg per person | 0.0391 kg per person | 0.0554 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0492 kg per person | 0.0444 kg per person | 0.0585 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0421 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.0445 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 volatilises (n content) in South Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in South Africa was 0.0401 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 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.