Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 11.24 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana is 11.24 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and up 148.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana peaked at 34.8 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.52 %, in 2013.
That places Botswana 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.32 % | — |
| 1962 | 16.77 % | -44.7% |
| 1963 | 17.64 % | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 18.42 % | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 16.96 % | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 20.62 % | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 24.65 % | +19.5% |
| 1968 | 21.12 % | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 26.24 % | +24.2% |
| 1970 | 14.71 % | -43.9% |
| 1971 | 34.8 % | +136.5% |
| 1972 | 27.85 % | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 18.96 % | -31.9% |
| 1974 | 33.1 % | +74.6% |
| 1975 | 23.6 % | -28.7% |
| 1976 | 33.84 % | +43.4% |
| 1977 | 25.56 % | -24.5% |
| 1978 | 19.97 % | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 16.5 % | -17.4% |
| 1980 | 22.6 % | +37.0% |
| 1981 | 23.71 % | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 17.02 % | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 16.41 % | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 15.05 % | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 18.69 % | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 18.61 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.24 % | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 33.9 % | +85.9% |
| 1989 | 27.01 % | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 21.13 % | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 30.49 % | +44.3% |
| 1992 | 23.95 % | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 31.25 % | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 30.93 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 22.7 % | -26.6% |
| 1996 | 26.77 % | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 17.32 % | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 12.86 % | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 13.93 % | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 14.03 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.36 % | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 15.43 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.71 % | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4 % | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 11.33 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.69 % | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 8.79 % | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 9.21 % | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.78 % | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 7.08 % | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 17.01 % | +140.4% |
| 2012 | 7.77 % | -54.3% |
| 2013 | 4.52 % | -41.9% |
| 2014 | 6.43 % | +42.2% |
| 2015 | 9.92 % | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8 % | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 15.31 % | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 14.21 % | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 13.15 % | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 20.34 % | +54.7% |
| 2021 | 16.46 % | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 15.43 % | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 11.24 % | -27.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 11.24 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 11.24 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.42 % | 16.77 % | 30.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.89 % | 14.71 % | 34.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.12 % | 15.05 % | 33.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.13 % | 12.86 % | 31.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.97 % | 8.78 % | 15.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 % | 4.52 % | 17.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.87 % | 11.24 % | 20.34 % | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Botswana was 11.24 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 % in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Botswana ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).