Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0882 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana stood at 0.0882 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 1.04 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0882 kg per person, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 89th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5742 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5912 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6201 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6053 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.574 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5953 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5263 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.686 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7413 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8916 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8824 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5244 kg per person | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5457 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5772 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.659 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7302 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7422 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7779 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7765 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9157 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9625 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9407 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8471 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8287 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8322 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.818 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7984 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9158 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9877 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9173 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8636 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8481 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9238 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7727 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.818 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7878 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.783 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7783 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7624 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7482 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7352 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7224 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7096 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6964 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6208 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7763 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8388 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8011 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7715 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.676 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.682 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4886 kg per person | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5806 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4863 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2688 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2743 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2548 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2299 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1728 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1279 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0882 kg per person | -31.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0882 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2104 kg per person, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0882 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.054 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6126 kg per person | 0.5263 kg per person | 0.7413 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7107 kg per person | 0.5244 kg per person | 0.8916 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8868 kg per person | 0.7984 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8738 kg per person | 0.7727 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7388 kg per person | 0.6208 kg per person | 0.8388 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5284 kg per person | 0.2548 kg per person | 0.8011 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1547 kg per person | 0.0882 kg per person | 0.2299 kg per person | 4 |
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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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.0882 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0882 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. 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 Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Horses — Manure left on pasture (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.
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Horses — Manure left on pasture (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.