Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 23.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Botswana is 23.92 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 61.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Botswana peaked at 81.78 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.54 %, in 1984.
Botswana ranks 178th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.55 % | 32.23 % | 81.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.54 % | 19.26 % | 62.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.74 % | 18.54 % | 56.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.85 % | 21.7 % | 70.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.94 % | 25.04 % | 37.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.54 % | 19.28 % | 48.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.63 % | 23.92 % | 61.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 175 Saudi Arabia 30.45 % compare
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- 177 Cook Islands 25.15 % compare
- 179 Puerto Rico 23.69 % compare
- 180 United Arab Emirates 22.82 % compare
- 181 Cabo Verde 22.28 % compare
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- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 10,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,165 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Botswana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Botswana was 23.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.78 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.54 % in 1984.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Botswana ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).