Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 0.3861 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.3861 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 2.95 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3861 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Botswana 130th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5349 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5635 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6051 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.582 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.607 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5395 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7068 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9288 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.935 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.576 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6282 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.698 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8377 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9773 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9598 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7323 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5505 kg per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3861 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3861 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.64 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3861 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.88 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6124 kg per square kilometre | 0.5349 kg per square kilometre | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9029 kg per square kilometre | 0.576 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6572 kg per square kilometre | 0.3861 kg per square kilometre | 0.9598 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 127 Malaysia 0.4603 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guyana 0.4459 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Benin 0.414 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.3861 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3861 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 130th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.