Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 11.37 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana is 11.37 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 176.2% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana peaked at 13.26 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.81 kg/ha, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 81st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4 kg/ha | 4.74 kg/ha | 6.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.66 kg/ha | 6.03 kg/ha | 9.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.11 kg/ha | 8.5 kg/ha | 9.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 kg/ha | 4.63 kg/ha | 10.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8 kg/ha | 6.93 kg/ha | 13.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 kg/ha | 4.3 kg/ha | 10.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 kg/ha | 3.81 kg/ha | 11.37 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
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- 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 potassium per unit area in Botswana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana was 11.37 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 81st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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 (%).