Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture was 300,229 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Botswana is 300,229 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Botswana peaked at 405,833 kg in 2007 and was at its lowest, 46,693 kg, in 1961.
That places Botswana 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,693 kg | — |
| 1962 | 53,238 kg | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 60,220 kg | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 66,766 kg | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 73,748 kg | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 80,730 kg | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 87,276 kg | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 92,512 kg | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 75,057 kg | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 93,822 kg | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 51,929 kg | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 107,349 kg | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 104,731 kg | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 113,459 kg | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 130,914 kg | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 141,823 kg | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 152,733 kg | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 170,188 kg | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 161,460 kg | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 183,279 kg | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 226,917 kg | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 248,736 kg | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 209,462 kg | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 159,278 kg | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 111,277 kg | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 128,732 kg | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 139,641 kg | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 196,371 kg | +40.6% |
| 1989 | 218,190 kg | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 235,645 kg | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 240,009 kg | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 170,188 kg | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 122,186 kg | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 222,554 kg | +82.1% |
| 1995 | 353,467 kg | +58.8% |
| 1996 | 152,733 kg | -56.8% |
| 1997 | 218,190 kg | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 283,647 kg | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 327,285 kg | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 261,828 kg | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 283,647 kg | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 305,466 kg | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 327,285 kg | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 340,376 kg | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 349,104 kg | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 392,741 kg | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 405,833 kg | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 370,922 kg | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 349,104 kg | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 349,104 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 370,922 kg | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 375,286 kg | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 375,286 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 370,922 kg | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 261,828 kg | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 327,285 kg | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 244,372 kg | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 314,193 kg | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 314,193 kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 291,065 kg | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 306,338 kg | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 303,720 kg | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 300,229 kg | -1.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 300,229 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.27 million kg, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 300,229 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.60 million kg, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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% | 51,929 kg | 107,349 kg |
| 1994 | +82.1% | 122,186 kg | 222,554 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,693 kg | 46,693 kg | 92,512 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 122,841 kg | 51,929 kg | 170,188 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,188 kg | 111,277 kg | 248,736 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 232,590 kg | 122,186 kg | 353,467 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,631 kg | 261,828 kg | 405,833 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,339 kg | 244,372 kg | 375,286 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,338 kg | 291,065 kg | 306,338 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 — manure left on pasture in Botswana?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Botswana was 300,229 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 405,833 kg in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,693 kg in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture?
- Botswana ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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).