Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0265 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0265 kg per person for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.3109 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1723 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1774 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.186 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1816 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1722 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1786 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1579 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2058 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2224 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2675 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2647 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1573 kg per person | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1637 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1731 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1977 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2191 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2226 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2334 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.233 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2747 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2888 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2822 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2541 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2486 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2496 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2454 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2395 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2747 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3027 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3109 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2963 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2752 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2591 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2544 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2771 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2318 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2454 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2363 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2349 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2335 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2287 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2245 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2206 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2167 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2129 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2089 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1862 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2329 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2516 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2403 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2314 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2028 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2046 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1466 kg per person | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1742 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1459 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0806 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0823 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0764 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.069 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0518 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0384 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0265 kg per person | -31.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0265 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0265 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0162 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1838 kg per person | 0.1579 kg per person | 0.2224 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2132 kg per person | 0.1573 kg per person | 0.2675 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.266 kg per person | 0.2395 kg per person | 0.3027 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2621 kg per person | 0.2318 kg per person | 0.3109 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2217 kg per person | 0.1862 kg per person | 0.2516 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1585 kg per person | 0.0764 kg per person | 0.2403 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0464 kg per person | 0.0265 kg per person | 0.069 kg per person | 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.0265 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3109 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.