Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.3475 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana stood at 0.3475 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana peaked at 1.68 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3236 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Botswana 159th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9001 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9182 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9228 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9267 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8352 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7711 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8498 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9975 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7509 kg per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6888 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6275 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7227 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8696 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7737 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.761 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8063 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8867 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8931 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8479 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6883 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6978 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7052 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7309 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7393 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7468 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.763 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8288 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9094 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8773 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7726 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7163 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5502 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6004 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.517 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3804 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3456 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3432 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.381 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3475 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3475 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.67 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3475 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.62 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre 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 | -55.3% | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 0.7509 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8924 kg per square kilometre | 0.7711 kg per square kilometre | 0.9975 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8567 kg per square kilometre | 0.6275 kg per square kilometre | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7641 kg per square kilometre | 0.6883 kg per square kilometre | 0.8931 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6014 kg per square kilometre | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | 0.9094 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3543 kg per square kilometre | 0.3432 kg per square kilometre | 0.381 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 156 Solomon Islands 0.6656 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Jordan 0.6465 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mozambique 0.5909 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.2123 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.2034 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Congo 0.1968 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana was 0.3475 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3236 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Botswana ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.