Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0185 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0185 kg per person for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0781 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0185 kg per person, in 2023.
That places South Africa 119th 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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0781 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0762 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0725 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0693 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0649 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0575 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0547 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0566 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0588 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0542 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0465 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0469 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0477 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0464 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0456 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0449 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0453 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0467 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0418 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0395 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0391 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0392 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.04 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0352 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0344 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0328 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.034 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0333 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0327 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0319 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0305 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0304 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0324 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0314 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0314 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.029 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0292 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0296 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0307 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0296 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.028 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.027 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.026 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0249 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0238 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0234 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0227 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.022 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0206 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0188 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0185 kg per person | -1.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0185 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0953 kg per person, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0185 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0309 kg per person, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0654 kg per person | 0.0547 kg per person | 0.0781 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0466 kg per person | 0.0418 kg per person | 0.0542 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.036 kg per person | 0.0323 kg per person | 0.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 kg per person | 0.029 kg per person | 0.0333 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.0307 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 kg per person | 0.0206 kg per person | 0.027 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.0185 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0781 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0185 kg per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Swine, market — 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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — 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, market — 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.