Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.8553 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.8553 kg per person.
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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 1.25 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3781 kg per person, in 1983.
That places South Africa 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3995 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4008 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3974 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3938 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4126 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.412 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.41 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4116 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4061 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3881 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4219 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4475 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4955 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3892 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3832 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3842 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3848 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.385 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3902 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3936 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.395 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3866 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3781 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3871 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3914 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3952 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.399 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4024 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4057 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6982 kg per person | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7124 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6841 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6993 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7101 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7391 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8052 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8266 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8122 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.846 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8784 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.948 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.983 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9851 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8333 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8641 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9486 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.11 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.24 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.23 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9865 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9459 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9474 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9615 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9637 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9651 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9488 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8906 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8924 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8553 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8553 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5489 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8553 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4098 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.4057 kg per person | 0.6982 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4049 kg per person | 0.3938 kg per person | 0.4126 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.407 kg per person | 0.3832 kg per person | 0.4955 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3934 kg per person | 0.3781 kg per person | 0.4057 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7533 kg per person | 0.6841 kg per person | 0.846 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9755 kg per person | 0.8333 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg per person | 0.9459 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8968 kg per person | 0.8553 kg per person | 0.9488 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.8553 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3781 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.