Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 5.67 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 5.67 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 107.4% on the previous year and up 843.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana peaked at 5.67 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1087 kg/ha, in 1965.
Botswana ranks 94th of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2212 kg/ha | 0.1087 kg/ha | 0.5436 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8677 kg/ha | 0.6475 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5287 kg/ha | 0.2372 kg/ha | 0.8634 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4289 kg/ha | 0.1311 kg/ha | 0.6948 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg/ha | 0.3726 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 kg/ha | 0.3828 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 5.67 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana was 5.67 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1087 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Botswana rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 843.6%. 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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).