Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0007 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0007 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.003 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kg per person, in 2023.
That places South Africa 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.001 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.001 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.001 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.001 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.001 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 kg per person | -1.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0007 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 kg per person, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0007 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per person, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0007 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (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.
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (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.