Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.7382 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.7382 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 2.27 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1693 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 167th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1693 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1938 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2192 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2436 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2684 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2932 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3183 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3367 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2738 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3415 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 0.189 kg per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3907 kg per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3773 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4129 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4765 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5162 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5559 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6194 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5876 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6626 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8297 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9091 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.763 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5695 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7302 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8441 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9182 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7743 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1995 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9735 kg per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9897 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9584 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9145 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6724 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8794 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.628 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7648 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7661 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7597 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7387 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7547 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7382 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.7382 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118.55 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.7382 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +106.7% | 0.189 kg per square kilometre | 0.3907 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +85.3% | 0.7743 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2574 kg per square kilometre | 0.1693 kg per square kilometre | 0.3367 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4467 kg per square kilometre | 0.189 kg per square kilometre | 0.6194 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | 0.5695 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 0.7743 kg per square kilometre | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9168 kg per square kilometre | 0.628 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7478 kg per square kilometre | 0.7382 kg per square kilometre | 0.7597 kg per square kilometre | 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.7382 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1693 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 167th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.