Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Botswana
Botswana: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.0023 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana stood at 0.0023 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana peaked at 0.0179 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0132 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0162 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0023 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0675 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0023 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0175 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | 0.0032 kg per square kilometre | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 kg per square kilometre | 0.0092 kg per square kilometre | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | 0.0179 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | 0.0058 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Botswana was 0.0023 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0179 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Botswana ranks 111th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.