Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 1.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Botswana is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Botswana peaked at 6.74 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.35 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 3.64 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 4.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 6.36 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 1992 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 3.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.77 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.37 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square 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 | -53.6% | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | 3.13 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 kg per square kilometre | 5.81 kg per square kilometre | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 156 Jordan 2.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Algeria 2.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mozambique 2.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 1.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 0.8403 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Congo 0.8155 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Botswana?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Botswana was 1.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Botswana ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.