Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 10.27 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana stood at 10.27 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 138.8% on the previous year and up 1,917.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana peaked at 10.27 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1103 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Botswana 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 potassium per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8279 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8279 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8279 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8279 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8279 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8279 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8279 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8259 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8218 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8218 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8218 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8177 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8177 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8177 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1831 kg/ha | -77.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3051 kg/ha | +66.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4049 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4049 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3943 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5515 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6614 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4729 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2096 kg/ha | -55.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1103 kg/ha | -47.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1127 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2757 kg/ha | +144.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7186 kg/ha | +160.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6888 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4729 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8259 kg/ha | +74.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9405 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 1.51 kg/ha | +61.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.99 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 2.43 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 3.03 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 2.22 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 2.17 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 kg/ha | -55.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6478 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5092 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 2 kg/ha | +293.0% |
| 2015 | 6.22 kg/ha | +210.6% |
| 2016 | 2.29 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 2017 | 4.34 kg/ha | +89.4% |
| 2018 | 3.35 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 5.28 kg/ha | +57.4% |
| 2020 | 4.43 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 3.37 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 4.3 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 10.27 kg/ha | +138.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.27 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.27 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 5.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +293.0% | 0.5092 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +210.6% | 2 kg/ha | 6.22 kg/ha |
| 1998 | +160.6% | 0.2757 kg/ha | 0.7186 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +144.6% | 0.1127 kg/ha | 0.2757 kg/ha |
| 2023 | +138.8% | 4.3 kg/ha | 10.27 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8288 kg/ha | 0.8279 kg/ha | 0.83 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8259 kg/ha | 0.8218 kg/ha | 0.8279 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5795 kg/ha | 0.1831 kg/ha | 0.8218 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4196 kg/ha | 0.1103 kg/ha | 0.7186 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 kg/ha | 0.4729 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 kg/ha | 0.5092 kg/ha | 6.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 kg/ha | 3.37 kg/ha | 10.27 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 potassium per unit area in Botswana?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana was 10.27 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.27 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1103 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,917.6%. 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 potassium 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 (%).