Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in South Africa
South Africa: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 0.6106 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6106 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 149 countries
All-time high
0.7686 kg per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.5569 kg per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in South Africa is 0.6106 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in South Africa peaked at 0.7686 kg per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5569 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places South Africa 116th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6895 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6932 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6794 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6701 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.647 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5916 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5803 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6192 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6632 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6304 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5569 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5786 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.605 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6054 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6114 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6193 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6415 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6794 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6248 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6091 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.623 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6475 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6831 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6221 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.629 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6313 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6285 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6595 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7043 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.708 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7113 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7066 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6898 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6984 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7524 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7407 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7475 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7584 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7075 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7189 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7358 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7686 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7681 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.763 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7653 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7682 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7632 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7463 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7456 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7369 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7319 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7298 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7273 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7221 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7037 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.699 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6844 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6718 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6422 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6271 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6213 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6116 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6106 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.6106 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.97 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.6106 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.47 kg per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6482 kg per square kilometre | 0.5803 kg per square kilometre | 0.6932 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6153 kg per square kilometre | 0.5569 kg per square kilometre | 0.6794 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6437 kg per square kilometre | 0.6091 kg per square kilometre | 0.7043 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7221 kg per square kilometre | 0.6898 kg per square kilometre | 0.7584 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7543 kg per square kilometre | 0.7189 kg per square kilometre | 0.7686 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7049 kg per square kilometre | 0.6422 kg per square kilometre | 0.7369 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6177 kg per square kilometre | 0.6106 kg per square kilometre | 0.6271 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 113 India 0.7647 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Malaysia 0.7499 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Lesotho 0.6596 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Belize 0.5574 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Iceland 0.5533 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Australia 0.5525 kg per square kilometre compare
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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in South Africa?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in South Africa was 0.6106 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7686 kg per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5569 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does South Africa rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- South Africa ranks 116th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.