Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 0.2865 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2865 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
160th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.19 kg per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.2672 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.2865 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 1.19 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2672 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Botswana 160th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6431 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6553 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6564 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6569 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5844 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6321 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7019 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7128 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7321 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8216 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8505 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9024 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9826 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.623 kg per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5697 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5189 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5979 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7197 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6401 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6296 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6672 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.734 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7393 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7019 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5694 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5773 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5835 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6118 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6179 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6315 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6861 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7529 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7263 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6394 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5928 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.455 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4967 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4275 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3142 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 0.303 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2672 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2855 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2832 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2865 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2865 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.6 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2865 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.79 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6255 kg per square kilometre | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | 0.7019 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9514 kg per square kilometre | 0.7128 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6877 kg per square kilometre | 0.5189 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6324 kg per square kilometre | 0.5694 kg per square kilometre | 0.7393 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4975 kg per square kilometre | 0.2672 kg per square kilometre | 0.7529 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2924 kg per square kilometre | 0.2832 kg per square kilometre | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 157 Mozambique 0.4905 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 0.4736 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Algeria 0.4245 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Congo 0.1601 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Saudi Arabia 0.1452 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Liberia 0.1263 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 cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.2865 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2672 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.