Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure was 370,653 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Botswana stood at 370,653 kg.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Botswana peaked at 501,028 kg in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57,645 kg, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57,645 kg | — |
| 1962 | 65,726 kg | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 74,346 kg | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 82,427 kg | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 91,047 kg | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 99,667 kg | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 107,748 kg | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 114,213 kg | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 92,663 kg | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 115,829 kg | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 64,110 kg | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 132,530 kg | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 129,298 kg | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 140,072 kg | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 161,622 kg | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 175,090 kg | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 188,559 kg | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 210,109 kg | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 199,334 kg | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 226,271 kg | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 280,145 kg | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 307,082 kg | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 258,595 kg | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 196,640 kg | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 137,379 kg | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 158,928 kg | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 172,397 kg | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 242,433 kg | +40.6% |
| 1989 | 269,370 kg | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 290,920 kg | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 296,307 kg | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 210,109 kg | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 150,847 kg | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 274,757 kg | +82.1% |
| 1995 | 436,379 kg | +58.8% |
| 1996 | 188,559 kg | -56.8% |
| 1997 | 269,370 kg | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 350,181 kg | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 404,055 kg | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 323,244 kg | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 350,181 kg | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 377,118 kg | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 404,055 kg | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 420,217 kg | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 430,992 kg | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 484,866 kg | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 501,028 kg | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 457,929 kg | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 430,992 kg | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 430,992 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 457,929 kg | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 463,316 kg | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 463,316 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 457,929 kg | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 323,244 kg | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 404,055 kg | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 301,694 kg | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 387,893 kg | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 387,893 kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 359,340 kg | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 378,195 kg | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 374,963 kg | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 370,653 kg | -1.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 370,653 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.38 million kg, 11% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 370,653 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 million kg, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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% | 64,110 kg | 132,530 kg |
| 1994 | +82.1% | 150,847 kg | 274,757 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87,276 kg | 57,645 kg | 114,213 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 151,655 kg | 64,110 kg | 210,109 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,924 kg | 137,379 kg | 307,082 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 287,148 kg | 150,847 kg | 436,379 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 418,062 kg | 323,244 kg | 501,028 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 407,826 kg | 301,694 kg | 463,316 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 370,788 kg | 359,340 kg | 378,195 kg | 4 |
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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, layers — amount excreted in manure in Botswana?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Botswana was 370,653 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 501,028 kg in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,645 kg in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Botswana ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).