Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0794 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0794 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 1.13 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9662 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9633 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9457 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9274 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8237 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7562 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.829 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8834 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9629 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9733 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9818 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.05 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.11 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.13 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.04 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.98 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9717 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9502 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.929 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8799 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8135 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7534 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7131 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.685 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6928 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7079 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.729 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3172 kg per person | -56.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2829 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2504 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2805 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3288 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2855 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2744 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2844 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3061 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3018 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2807 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2236 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2227 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2211 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2251 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2235 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2214 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2218 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.236 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2535 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2398 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2076 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1896 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1436 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1544 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1311 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0951 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0905 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0786 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0828 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.081 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0885 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0794 kg per person | -10.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0794 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2434 kg per person, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0794 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.729 kg per person | 0.3172 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8953 kg per person | 0.7562 kg per person | 0.9662 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.9733 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8097 kg per person | 0.685 kg per person | 0.9717 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3339 kg per person | 0.2504 kg per person | 0.729 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2378 kg per person | 0.2211 kg per person | 0.3018 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1584 kg per person | 0.0786 kg per person | 0.2535 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0829 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.0885 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.0794 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 115th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.