All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 24.58 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 24.58 kg per person for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 169.66 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 24.58 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Botswana 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 136.13 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 136.07 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 133.02 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 129.87 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 108.21 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 94.44 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 109.21 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 121.14 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 140.54 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 147.99 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 149.67 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 162.19 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 153.56 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 158.26 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 161.2 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 167.49 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 169.66 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 149.78 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 140.95 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 139.21 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 136.49 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 132.27 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 124.17 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 116.4 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 108.62 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 103.6 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 100.06 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 104.84 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 108.59 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 113.45 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 96.3 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 85.55 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 75.25 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 80.77 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 99.55 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 86.11 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 87.61 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 84.77 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 85.83 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.09 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 79.14 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 65.4 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 61.77 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 62.69 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.09 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 65.42 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.36 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 64.63 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 67.28 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 70.58 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 66.44 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 58.13 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 53.61 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 43.44 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 42.35 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 38.62 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 29.51 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 28.79 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.84 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.43 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 26.81 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 24.58 kg per person | -8.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 24.58 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.9 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 24.58 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.64 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.18 kg per person | 94.44 kg per person | 140.54 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 156.07 kg per person | 140.95 kg per person | 169.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.43 kg per person | 100.06 kg per person | 139.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.52 kg per person | 75.25 kg per person | 113.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.89 kg per person | 61.77 kg per person | 84.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.73 kg per person | 25.84 kg per person | 70.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 kg per person | 24.58 kg per person | 26.81 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana was 24.58 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 169.66 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.58 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.