Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.39 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.39 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 29.9%
World rank
130th
of 143 countries
All-time high
2.98 kg per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.39 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.39 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.39 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 130th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5403 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5692 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6112 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6109 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5879 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6131 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.545 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.714 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7756 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9381 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9444 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5818 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6346 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7051 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8461 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9871 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9695 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7397 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.556 kg per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.39 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.39 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.29 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.39 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6186 kg per square kilometre | 0.5403 kg per square kilometre | 0.7756 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.912 kg per square kilometre | 0.5818 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6638 kg per square kilometre | 0.39 kg per square kilometre | 0.9695 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 127 Malaysia 0.4846 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guyana 0.4504 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Benin 0.4182 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 0.2509 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Yemen 0.1447 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 0.1406 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.39 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 130th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.