Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 7.03 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana stood at 7.03 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 27.5 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.03 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Botswana 19th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.21 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 14.72 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 14.92 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 15.37 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 15.66 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 16.35 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 16.7 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 18.07 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 21.63 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 27.5 kg per person | +27.1% |
| 1971 | 25.81 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 23.7 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 15.68 kg per person | -33.8% |
| 1974 | 15.32 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 12.49 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 11.47 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 10.32 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 9.19 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 10.25 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 10.21 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 9.61 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 9.45 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 11.23 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 12.31 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 15.22 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 17.22 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 18.39 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 20.53 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 22.41 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 24.04 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 25.73 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 22.83 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 19.41 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 19.01 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 26.26 kg per person | +38.2% |
| 1996 | 21.54 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 24.96 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 20.53 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 17.5 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 16.99 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.53 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 14.47 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 11.45 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 13.28 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 15.9 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 15.61 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.88 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 14.45 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 14.07 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.8 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 11.74 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 10.74 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 11.09 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.21 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 9.01 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 7.94 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 8.34 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 7.9 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.84 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.75 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.35 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.03 kg per person | -4.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 7.03 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7822 kg per person, 9.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 7.03 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.03 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4 kg per person | 14.21 kg per person | 21.63 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.17 kg per person | 9.19 kg per person | 27.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.66 kg per person | 9.45 kg per person | 22.41 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.18 kg per person | 17.5 kg per person | 26.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.56 kg per person | 11.45 kg per person | 16.99 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 kg per person | 7.9 kg per person | 14.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.49 kg per person | 7.03 kg per person | 7.84 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana was 7.03 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.03 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 19th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.