All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Botswana
Botswana: All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches was 0.1575 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Botswana is 0.1575 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Botswana peaked at 1.38 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1568 kg per person, in 2019.
That places Botswana 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.12 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.01 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9524 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 1.04 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 1.11 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 1.23 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 1.27 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.32 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.38 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.3 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.3 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.33 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.2 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 1.13 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.12 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.03 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9676 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9345 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9151 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8948 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.93 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9673 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5928 kg per person | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5125 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4354 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4738 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5859 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4927 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5047 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4904 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4919 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.483 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4565 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3835 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3598 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3725 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3984 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3985 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3897 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3951 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4061 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4037 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3825 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3301 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3067 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2558 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2439 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2264 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1714 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1709 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1568 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1626 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1583 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.167 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1575 kg per person | -5.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1575 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1575 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4136 kg per person, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -40.9% | 1 kg per person | 0.5928 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.9524 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9913 kg per person | 0.8948 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5583 kg per person | 0.4354 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4043 kg per person | 0.3598 kg per person | 0.483 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2648 kg per person | 0.1568 kg per person | 0.4037 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1613 kg per person | 0.1575 kg per person | 0.167 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Botswana?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Botswana was 0.1575 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1568 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Botswana ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — 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
All Animals — 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.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — 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.