All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Botswana
Botswana: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 0.3041 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3041 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
167th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.21 kg per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.276 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Botswana is 0.3041 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Botswana peaked at 1.21 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.276 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 167th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6533 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6665 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6683 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6696 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5912 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.536 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6008 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6492 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7237 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7317 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7638 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8528 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8816 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9355 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6496 kg per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5882 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6074 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7266 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6505 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6393 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6799 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7463 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7527 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7148 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5813 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5873 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5971 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6236 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.634 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6489 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6584 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7123 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7622 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7388 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.648 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6021 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4653 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5077 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4366 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3203 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3102 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.276 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2968 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2951 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3296 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3041 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3041 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.85 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3041 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.16 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6399 kg per square kilometre | 0.536 kg per square kilometre | 0.7237 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9773 kg per square kilometre | 0.7317 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7026 kg per square kilometre | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6511 kg per square kilometre | 0.5813 kg per square kilometre | 0.7527 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5067 kg per square kilometre | 0.276 kg per square kilometre | 0.7622 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3064 kg per square kilometre | 0.2951 kg per square kilometre | 0.3296 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 164 Algeria 0.5461 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Congo 0.4415 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Suriname 0.337 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 0.304 kg per square kilometre compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.1452 kg per square kilometre compare
- 170 Libya 0.1103 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % 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 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Botswana?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Botswana was 0.3041 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Botswana ranks 167th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — 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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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
All Animals — 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.