Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0078 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana is 0.0078 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0595 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 111th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0123 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0188 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0189 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0197 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0236 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0333 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.032 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0333 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0338 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0341 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0403 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0472 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0494 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0423 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0458 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0458 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0423 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.054 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0595 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0581 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.057 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0508 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.052 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0378 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0456 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0387 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0217 kg per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0078 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2249 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0078 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0582 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | 0.0108 kg per square kilometre | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | 0.0423 kg per square kilometre | 0.0494 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | 0.0423 kg per square kilometre | 0.0595 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 kg per square kilometre | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | 0.0581 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0078 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0595 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 111th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.