Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises was 0.2317 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2317 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content), per in Botswana peaked at 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2157 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 … applied square kilometre volatilises in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6001 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6121 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6152 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6178 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5568 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5141 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6069 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.665 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6759 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6935 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7674 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7888 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8287 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8973 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9867 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9943 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9737 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9663 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5006 kg per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4592 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4184 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4818 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5797 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5158 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5073 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5375 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5912 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5954 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5653 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4589 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4652 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4701 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4873 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4929 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4978 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5087 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5525 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6062 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5849 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5151 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4776 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3668 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4003 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3446 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2536 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2447 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2157 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2304 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2288 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.254 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2317 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2317 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.11 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2317 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.75 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises 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% | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 0.5006 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5949 kg per square kilometre | 0.5141 kg per square kilometre | 0.665 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8781 kg per square kilometre | 0.6759 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.9663 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5711 kg per square kilometre | 0.4184 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5094 kg per square kilometre | 0.4589 kg per square kilometre | 0.5954 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4009 kg per square kilometre | 0.2157 kg per square kilometre | 0.6062 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | 0.2288 kg per square kilometre | 0.254 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 156 Solomon Islands 0.4437 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Jordan 0.431 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mozambique 0.394 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.1415 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.1356 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Congo 0.1312 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 volatilises (n content), per in Botswana?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana was 0.2317 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2157 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Botswana ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.