How does South Africa rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?

South Africa ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine, market — losses from manure treated (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.

Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in South Africa

Name: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in South Africa
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South Africa: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square was 0.9641 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.9641 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

121st

of 149 countries

All-time high

1.21 kg per square kilometre

in 2002

All-time low

0.8793 kg per square kilometre

in 1971

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in South Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.9641 kg per square kilometre for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square 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, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in South Africa peaked at 1.21 kg per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8793 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.

That places South Africa 121st 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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	1.09 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	1.09 kg per square kilometre	+0.5%
1963	1.07 kg per square kilometre	-2.0%
1964	1.06 kg per square kilometre	-1.4%
1965	1.02 kg per square kilometre	-3.4%
1966	0.9341 kg per square kilometre	-8.6%
1967	0.9162 kg per square kilometre	-1.9%
1968	0.9778 kg per square kilometre	+6.7%
1969	1.05 kg per square kilometre	+7.1%
1970	0.9954 kg per square kilometre	-4.9%
1971	0.8793 kg per square kilometre	-11.7%
1972	0.9136 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1973	0.9552 kg per square kilometre	+4.6%
1974	0.9559 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
1975	0.9654 kg per square kilometre	+1.0%
1976	0.9778 kg per square kilometre	+1.3%
1977	1.01 kg per square kilometre	+3.6%
1978	1.07 kg per square kilometre	+5.9%
1979	0.9866 kg per square kilometre	-8.0%
1980	0.9618 kg per square kilometre	-2.5%
1981	0.9837 kg per square kilometre	+2.3%
1982	1.02 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1983	1.08 kg per square kilometre	+5.5%
1984	0.9822 kg per square kilometre	-8.9%
1985	0.9932 kg per square kilometre	+1.1%
1986	0.9968 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
1987	0.9924 kg per square kilometre	-0.4%
1988	1.04 kg per square kilometre	+4.9%
1989	1.11 kg per square kilometre	+6.8%
1990	1.12 kg per square kilometre	+0.5%
1991	1.12 kg per square kilometre	+0.5%
1992	1.12 kg per square kilometre	-0.6%
1993	1.09 kg per square kilometre	-2.4%
1994	1.1 kg per square kilometre	+1.2%
1995	1.19 kg per square kilometre	+7.7%
1996	1.17 kg per square kilometre	-1.6%
1997	1.18 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
1998	1.2 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
1999	1.12 kg per square kilometre	-6.7%
2000	1.14 kg per square kilometre	+1.6%
2001	1.16 kg per square kilometre	+2.3%
2002	1.21 kg per square kilometre	+4.5%
2003	1.21 kg per square kilometre	-0.1%
2004	1.2 kg per square kilometre	-0.7%
2005	1.21 kg per square kilometre	+0.3%
2006	1.21 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
2007	1.21 kg per square kilometre	-0.7%
2008	1.18 kg per square kilometre	-2.2%
2009	1.18 kg per square kilometre	-0.1%
2010	1.16 kg per square kilometre	-1.2%
2011	1.16 kg per square kilometre	-0.7%
2012	1.15 kg per square kilometre	-0.3%
2013	1.15 kg per square kilometre	-0.3%
2014	1.14 kg per square kilometre	-0.7%
2015	1.11 kg per square kilometre	-2.5%
2016	1.1 kg per square kilometre	-0.7%
2017	1.08 kg per square kilometre	-2.1%
2018	1.06 kg per square kilometre	-1.8%
2019	1.01 kg per square kilometre	-4.4%
2020	0.9902 kg per square kilometre	-2.4%
2021	0.981 kg per square kilometre	-0.9%
2022	0.9657 kg per square kilometre	-1.6%
2023	0.9641 kg per square kilometre	-0.2%

South Africa compared with similar countries

South Africa's 0.9641 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.16 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
South Africa's 0.9641 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.32 kg per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.02 kg per square kilometre	0.9162 kg per square kilometre	1.09 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.9715 kg per square kilometre	0.8793 kg per square kilometre	1.07 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	1.02 kg per square kilometre	0.9618 kg per square kilometre	1.11 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	1.14 kg per square kilometre	1.09 kg per square kilometre	1.2 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	1.19 kg per square kilometre	1.14 kg per square kilometre	1.21 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	1.11 kg per square kilometre	1.01 kg per square kilometre	1.16 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.9752 kg per square kilometre	0.9641 kg per square kilometre	0.9902 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

118 Uruguay 1.1 kg per square kilometre compare
119 Australia 1.1 kg per square kilometre compare
120 Lesotho 1.04 kg per square kilometre compare
122 Zimbabwe 0.8304 kg per square kilometre compare
123 Bhutan 0.7901 kg per square kilometre compare
124 Gabon 0.7732 kg per square kilometre compare

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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 square in South Africa?: Swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in South Africa was 0.9641 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 1.21 kg per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8793 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
How does South Africa rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?: South Africa ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine, market — losses from manure treated (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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (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.