Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.106 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Botswana is 0.106 kg per square kilometre, 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 that volatilises (n) in Botswana peaked at 0.1432 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Botswana 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0165 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0188 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0236 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0285 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0308 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0326 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0331 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0183 kg per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0379 kg per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 0.037 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0462 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.05 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0539 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0601 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.057 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0647 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0801 kg per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0878 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0739 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0562 kg per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0454 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0493 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0693 kg per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1989 | 0.077 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0832 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0601 kg per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0785 kg per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1247 kg per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0539 kg per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 1997 | 0.077 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1001 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1155 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1001 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1078 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1155 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1232 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1386 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1432 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1232 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1232 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1155 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0862 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1027 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1081 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1072 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.106 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.0183 kg per square kilometre | 0.0379 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +82.1% | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | 0.0785 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 kg per square kilometre | 0.0165 kg per square kilometre | 0.0326 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0434 kg per square kilometre | 0.0183 kg per square kilometre | 0.0601 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0643 kg per square kilometre | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | 0.0878 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0821 kg per square kilometre | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | 0.1247 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1195 kg per square kilometre | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | 0.1432 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1166 kg per square kilometre | 0.0862 kg per square kilometre | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.106 kg per square kilometre | 0.1027 kg per square kilometre | 0.1081 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 143 Hungary 0.1252 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Croatia 0.1243 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Somalia 0.1159 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Belarus 0.0995 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Namibia 0.0884 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Samoa 0.086 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 chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Botswana?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Botswana was 0.106 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1432 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Botswana ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.