Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 3,410 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 3,410 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 203.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 3,410 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1962.
Botswana ranks 137th of 212 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.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 120 t | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 200 t | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 500 t | +150.0% |
| 1969 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 800 t | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 900 t | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 1,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1,100 t | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 600 t | -45.5% |
| 1980 | 800 t | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400 t | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 222 t | -44.5% |
| 1986 | 312 t | +40.5% |
| 1987 | 400 t | +28.2% |
| 1988 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 106 t | -73.5% |
| 1996 | 104 t | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 200 t | +92.3% |
| 1998 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 898 t | +199.3% |
| 2010 | 837 t | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 741 t | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 252 t | -66.0% |
| 2013 | 389 t | +54.4% |
| 2014 | 1,123 t | +188.7% |
| 2015 | 2,059 t | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 758 t | -63.2% |
| 2017 | 1,655 t | +118.3% |
| 2018 | 1,415 t | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 1,672 t | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 2,170 t | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 1,260 t | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 1,643 t | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 3,410 t | +107.5% |
| 2024 | 3,410 t | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3,410 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,772 t, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3,410 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,289 t, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +199.3% | 300 t | 898 t |
| 2014 | +188.7% | 389 t | 1,123 t |
| 1968 | +150.0% | 200 t | 500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203.33 t | 100 t | 500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 800 t | 600 t | 1,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 493.4 t | 222 t | 800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 301 t | 104 t | 400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 499.33 t | 300 t | 898 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,090 t | 252 t | 2,059 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,379 t | 1,260 t | 3,410 t | 5 |
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 9.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 372.7 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Botswana was 3,410 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,410 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1962.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.