Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1196 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana is 0.1196 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana peaked at 0.3672 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 157th 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0274 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0314 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0355 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0435 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0475 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0516 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0444 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0553 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0633 kg per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0611 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0669 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0836 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0901 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1003 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0952 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1073 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1344 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1473 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1236 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0923 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1183 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1367 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1487 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2098 kg per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2333 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.247 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2448 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1747 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1254 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2324 kg per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3672 kg per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1577 kg per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1932 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1963 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1983 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1878 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1875 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1871 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1923 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1902 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1919 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1922 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1866 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1818 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2225 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1979 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1603 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1553 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1481 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1089 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1425 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1017 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1239 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1241 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1231 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1197 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1223 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1196 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1196 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.36 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1196 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.17 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left 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% | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | 0.0633 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +85.3% | 0.1254 kg per square kilometre | 0.2324 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0417 kg per square kilometre | 0.0274 kg per square kilometre | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0724 kg per square kilometre | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | 0.1003 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1452 kg per square kilometre | 0.0923 kg per square kilometre | 0.2333 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2137 kg per square kilometre | 0.1254 kg per square kilometre | 0.3672 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1887 kg per square kilometre | 0.1818 kg per square kilometre | 0.1923 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1485 kg per square kilometre | 0.1017 kg per square kilometre | 0.2225 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1211 kg per square kilometre | 0.1196 kg per square kilometre | 0.1231 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 154 Montenegro 0.1519 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sweden 0.1453 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Bulgaria 0.136 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Finland 0.1033 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Estonia 0.0888 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Vanuatu 0.0857 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana was 0.1196 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3672 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Botswana ranks 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.