Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.33 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Botswana is 0.33 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 4.59 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.327 kg per person, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 116th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.89 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.88 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.8 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.73 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.29 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 3.01 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 3.31 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 3.54 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 3.87 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 3.91 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 3.94 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 4.22 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 4.14 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 4.15 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.28 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 4.48 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 4.59 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 4.19 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 3.95 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 3.92 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.83 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 3.75 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 3.54 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 3.27 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 3.03 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 2.86 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 2.74 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2.78 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.84 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.92 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.32 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 1992 | 1.18 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 1.04 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 1.17 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 1.19 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 1.14 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.27 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.26 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.17 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.93 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9263 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9199 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9365 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9298 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9211 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9225 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9816 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9975 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8638 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7889 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5971 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6424 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5453 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3955 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3761 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.327 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3442 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3367 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3679 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.33 kg per person | -10.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.33 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.28 kg per person, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.33 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3422 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 | -54.8% | 2.92 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.59 kg per person | 3.01 kg per person | 3.89 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.19 kg per person | 3.91 kg per person | 4.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 kg per person | 2.74 kg per person | 3.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 2.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9891 kg per person | 0.9199 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6588 kg per person | 0.327 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3447 kg per person | 0.33 kg per person | 0.3679 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.33 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.327 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.