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 92nd 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 phosphorus per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1199 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.109 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.109 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.109 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1087 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1305 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2175 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5436 kg/ha | +149.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5436 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6524 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6524 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6507 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7592 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8677 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9761 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 1.08 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6475 kg/ha | -45.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8634 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8634 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8591 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4296 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4296 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2372 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3334 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4254 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4254 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4202 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4143 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5794 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6948 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4969 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4404 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1336 kg/ha | -69.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1311 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2897 kg/ha | +121.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5662 kg/ha | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5427 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3726 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6507 kg/ha | +74.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6642 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9999 kg/ha | +50.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 1.45 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 1.77 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.28 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.991 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3828 kg/ha | -61.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6014 kg/ha | +57.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 kg/ha | +101.5% |
| 2015 | 3.43 kg/ha | +183.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 2017 | 2.76 kg/ha | +118.2% |
| 2018 | 2.36 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 2.78 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 3.61 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 2.74 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 5.67 kg/ha | +107.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5.67 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5.67 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 6.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +183.1% | 1.21 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha |
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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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 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 92nd out of 186 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 (%).