Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in South Africa
South Africa: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0035 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa stood at 0.0035 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa peaked at 0.0148 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 kg per person, in 2023.
That places South Africa 115th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0148 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0145 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0138 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0123 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0109 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0108 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0088 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0091 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0089 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.006 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.006 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.005 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 kg per person | -1.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0035 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0128 kg per person, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0035 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0059 kg per person, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 kg per person | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0148 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0038 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in South Africa was 0.0035 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- South Africa ranks 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 — 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
Swine, breeding — 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, breeding — 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.