Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 67,773 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises in Botswana is 67,773 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 that volatilises in Botswana peaked at 208,084 kg in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15,544 kg, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 that volatilises in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,544 kg | — |
| 1962 | 17,789 kg | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 20,122 kg | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 22,368 kg | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 24,643 kg | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 26,917 kg | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 29,222 kg | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 30,913 kg | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 25,139 kg | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 31,350 kg | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 17,352 kg | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 35,870 kg | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 34,644 kg | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 37,912 kg | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 43,744 kg | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 47,390 kg | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 51,035 kg | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 56,868 kg | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 53,951 kg | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 60,832 kg | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 76,175 kg | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 83,466 kg | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 70,050 kg | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 52,286 kg | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 67,038 kg | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 77,495 kg | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 84,301 kg | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 118,887 kg | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 132,207 kg | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 139,971 kg | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 138,737 kg | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 99,016 kg | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 71,093 kg | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 131,733 kg | +85.3% |
| 1995 | 208,084 kg | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 89,378 kg | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 109,494 kg | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 111,229 kg | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 112,405 kg | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 106,455 kg | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 106,253 kg | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 106,051 kg | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 107,663 kg | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 108,994 kg | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 107,812 kg | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 108,754 kg | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 108,914 kg | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 105,737 kg | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 103,012 kg | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 126,076 kg | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 112,176 kg | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 90,863 kg | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 87,994 kg | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 83,960 kg | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 61,732 kg | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 80,736 kg | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 57,655 kg | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 70,214 kg | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 70,332 kg | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69,745 kg | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 67,824 kg | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 69,291 kg | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 67,773 kg | -2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 67,773 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 671,458 kg, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 67,773 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.24 million kg, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture that 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% | 17,352 kg | 35,870 kg |
| 1994 | +85.3% | 71,093 kg | 131,733 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,628 kg | 15,544 kg | 30,913 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,012 kg | 17,352 kg | 56,868 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,274 kg | 52,286 kg | 132,207 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,114 kg | 71,093 kg | 208,084 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,964 kg | 103,012 kg | 108,994 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,174 kg | 57,655 kg | 126,076 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,658 kg | 67,773 kg | 69,745 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 that volatilises in Botswana?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Botswana was 67,773 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 208,084 kg in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,544 kg in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Botswana ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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).