Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 338,865 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — 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 — manure left on pasture in Botswana is 338,865 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Botswana peaked at 1.04 million kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 77,718 kg, in 1961.
That places Botswana 133rd 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 — Manure left on pasture in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77,718 kg | — |
| 1962 | 88,947 kg | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 100,612 kg | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 111,841 kg | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 123,213 kg | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 134,586 kg | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 146,107 kg | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 154,563 kg | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 125,693 kg | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 156,751 kg | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 86,760 kg | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 179,352 kg | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 173,221 kg | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 189,559 kg | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 218,722 kg | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 236,949 kg | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 255,176 kg | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 284,338 kg | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 269,757 kg | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 304,162 kg | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 380,874 kg | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 417,328 kg | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 350,248 kg | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 261,429 kg | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 335,187 kg | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 387,473 kg | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 421,505 kg | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 594,434 kg | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 661,035 kg | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 699,857 kg | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 693,684 kg | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 495,078 kg | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 355,463 kg | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 658,667 kg | +85.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million kg | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 446,890 kg | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 547,470 kg | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 556,144 kg | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 562,025 kg | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 532,276 kg | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 531,265 kg | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 530,254 kg | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 538,317 kg | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 544,969 kg | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 539,062 kg | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 543,771 kg | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 544,570 kg | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 528,684 kg | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 515,061 kg | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 630,382 kg | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 560,881 kg | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 454,314 kg | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 439,972 kg | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 419,802 kg | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 308,659 kg | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 403,678 kg | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 288,276 kg | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 351,073 kg | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 351,658 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 348,726 kg | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 339,120 kg | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 346,453 kg | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 338,865 kg | -2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 338,865 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 million kg, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 338,865 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.19 million kg, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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% | 86,760 kg | 179,352 kg |
| 1994 | +85.3% | 355,463 kg | 658,667 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,142 kg | 77,718 kg | 154,563 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 205,058 kg | 86,760 kg | 284,338 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 411,368 kg | 261,429 kg | 661,035 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 605,570 kg | 355,463 kg | 1.04 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,823 kg | 515,061 kg | 544,969 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,870 kg | 288,276 kg | 630,382 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 343,291 kg | 338,865 kg | 348,726 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 — manure left on pasture in Botswana?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in Botswana was 338,865 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,718 kg in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- Botswana ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — 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).