Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 66.97 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 66.97 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana peaked at 77.95 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3407 kg/ha, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.75 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 4.99 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1966 | 4.99 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.23 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 2.49 kg/ha | -60.0% |
| 1969 | 2.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.74 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 2.62 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.86 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 2.99 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2.89 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.73 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 2.49 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 2.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.24 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 1980 | 1.49 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 1.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.48 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.23 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9852 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3407 kg/ha | -65.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5294 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7317 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7229 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7126 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9967 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 1.14 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.26 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 6.16 kg/ha | +388.0% |
| 1996 | 9.22 kg/ha | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 11.63 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 16.23 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 17.01 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 11.68 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 20.4 kg/ha | +74.6% |
| 2002 | 21.51 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 33.08 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 2004 | 33.81 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 41.23 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 49.54 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 61.13 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 44.27 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 42.86 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 76.39 kg/ha | +78.2% |
| 2011 | 25.95 kg/ha | -66.0% |
| 2012 | 52.79 kg/ha | +103.4% |
| 2013 | 77.95 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 52.37 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 50.17 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 40.9 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 21.36 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 2018 | 48.33 kg/ha | +126.2% |
| 2019 | 38.16 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 52.07 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 49.94 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 60.69 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 66.97 kg/ha | +10.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 66.97 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 66.97 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 11.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +388.0% | 1.26 kg/ha | 6.16 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.61 kg/ha | 2.49 kg/ha | 6.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 3.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9721 kg/ha | 0.3407 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.56 kg/ha | 0.7126 kg/ha | 17.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.95 kg/ha | 11.68 kg/ha | 61.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.44 kg/ha | 21.36 kg/ha | 77.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.42 kg/ha | 49.94 kg/ha | 66.97 kg/ha | 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana was 66.97 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.95 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3407 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).