Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Botswana
Botswana: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 1,619 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Botswana stood at 1,619 t.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Botswana peaked at 2,832 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, 464.3 t, in 1970.
That places Botswana 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,452 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,389 t | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 1,498 t | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 1,626 t | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 1,785 t | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 1,571 t | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 1,327 t | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 1,154 t | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 1,243 t | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 464.3 t | -62.6% |
| 1971 | 1,652 t | +255.9% |
| 1972 | 2,832 t | +71.4% |
| 1973 | 992.82 t | -64.9% |
| 1974 | 2,202 t | +121.8% |
| 1975 | 1,461 t | -33.7% |
| 1976 | 1,865 t | +27.7% |
| 1977 | 1,345 t | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 1,074 t | -20.1% |
| 1979 | 939.41 t | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 952.46 t | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,008 t | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1,152 t | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 1,095 t | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 901.24 t | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 956.22 t | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 898.32 t | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 872.15 t | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,337 t | +53.3% |
| 1989 | 1,037 t | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 958.74 t | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 907.24 t | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 671.35 t | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 1,240 t | +84.7% |
| 1994 | 774.94 t | -37.5% |
| 1995 | 1,209 t | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 911.22 t | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 673.44 t | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 654.6 t | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 607.09 t | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 736.96 t | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 664.92 t | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 757.66 t | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 745.27 t | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 646.18 t | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 617.77 t | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 670.05 t | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 731.52 t | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 940.55 t | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 891.83 t | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 832.69 t | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,232 t | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 1,058 t | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 719.6 t | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 1,128 t | +56.8% |
| 2015 | 1,267 t | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1,042 t | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 903.21 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1,178 t | +30.4% |
| 2019 | 1,312 t | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 1,631 t | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 1,638 t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,452 t | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 1,619 t | +11.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,619 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,693 t, 8% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,619 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33,295 t, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +255.9% | 464.3 t | 1,652 t |
| 1974 | +121.8% | 992.82 t | 2,202 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,449 t | 1,154 t | 1,785 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,483 t | 464.3 t | 2,832 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,021 t | 872.15 t | 1,337 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 860.76 t | 607.09 t | 1,240 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 740.27 t | 617.77 t | 940.55 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,067 t | 719.6 t | 1,312 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,585 t | 1,452 t | 1,638 t | 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 crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Botswana?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Botswana was 1,619 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,832 t in 1972.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 464.3 t in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Botswana ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).