Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1407 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana is 0.1407 kg per person, measured in 2023. 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.5499 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1407 kg per person, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 23rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2842 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2944 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2984 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3073 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3133 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3271 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3341 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3613 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4326 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5499 kg per person | +27.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5162 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.474 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3136 kg per person | -33.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3064 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2499 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2294 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2064 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1837 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.205 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2042 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1921 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1889 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2245 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2462 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3043 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3443 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3678 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4106 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4481 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4808 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5145 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4566 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3883 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3802 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5253 kg per person | +38.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4307 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4992 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4106 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3501 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3398 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3307 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2894 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2289 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2656 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.318 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3121 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2575 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2891 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2813 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.286 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2561 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2347 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2148 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2218 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1641 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1802 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1588 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1668 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1581 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1568 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1549 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1471 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1407 kg per person | -4.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1407 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0102 kg per person, 13.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1407 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1006 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3281 kg per person | 0.2842 kg per person | 0.4326 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3234 kg per person | 0.1837 kg per person | 0.5499 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2931 kg per person | 0.1889 kg per person | 0.4481 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4436 kg per person | 0.3501 kg per person | 0.5253 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2913 kg per person | 0.2289 kg per person | 0.3398 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2041 kg per person | 0.1581 kg per person | 0.286 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1499 kg per person | 0.1407 kg per person | 0.1568 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 20 Tajikistan 0.1515 kg per person compare
- 21 Afghanistan 0.1455 kg per person compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 0.1413 kg per person compare
- 24 Djibouti 0.1353 kg per person compare
- 25 Eswatini 0.1269 kg per person compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0.1249 kg per person 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 goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.1407 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5499 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1407 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 23rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.