Horses: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Botswana
Botswana: Horses: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana is 0.0176 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content), per in Botswana peaked at 0.2072 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Botswana 89th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1148 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1182 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.124 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1211 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1148 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1191 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1053 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1372 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1483 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1783 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1765 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1049 kg per person | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1091 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1154 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1318 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.146 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1484 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1556 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1553 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1831 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1925 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1881 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1694 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1657 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1664 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1636 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1597 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1832 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2018 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2072 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1975 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1835 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1727 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1696 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1848 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1545 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1636 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1576 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1566 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1557 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1525 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1496 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.147 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1445 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1419 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1393 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1242 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1553 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1678 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1602 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1543 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1352 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1364 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0977 kg per person | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1161 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0973 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0538 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0549 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.051 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.046 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0346 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0256 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 kg per person | -31.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0176 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0421 kg per person, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0176 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0108 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1225 kg per person | 0.1053 kg per person | 0.1483 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1421 kg per person | 0.1049 kg per person | 0.1783 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1774 kg per person | 0.1597 kg per person | 0.2018 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1748 kg per person | 0.1545 kg per person | 0.2072 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1478 kg per person | 0.1242 kg per person | 0.1678 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1057 kg per person | 0.051 kg per person | 0.1602 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.046 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 volatilises (n content), per in Botswana?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2072 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 that volatilises (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.