Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2647 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana is 0.2647 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 3.78 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2621 kg per person, in 2019.
That places Botswana 115th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.22 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.21 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.15 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.09 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.75 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 2.52 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 2.76 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 2.94 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 3.21 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 3.24 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 3.27 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.49 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 3.43 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 3.43 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.53 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.69 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 3.78 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.46 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 3.27 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 3.24 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.17 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 3.1 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.93 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.71 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 2.51 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 2.38 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 2.28 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 2.31 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.36 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.43 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 kg per person | -56.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9429 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8348 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9351 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9516 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9146 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9478 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9355 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7453 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7423 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7371 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7505 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7451 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7381 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7392 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7865 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8449 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7992 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6921 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6321 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4786 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5148 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.437 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.317 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3015 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2621 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.276 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.27 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.295 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2647 kg per person | -10.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2647 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8112 kg per person, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2647 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | -56.5% | 2.43 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 3.22 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.46 kg per person | 3.24 kg per person | 3.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person | 3.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.8348 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7926 kg per person | 0.7371 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.528 kg per person | 0.2621 kg per person | 0.8449 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2764 kg per person | 0.2647 kg per person | 0.295 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.2647 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2621 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 115th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.