Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.0057 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0057 t per square kilometre for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.7% on the previous year and up 1,774.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0057 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per square kilometre, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 145th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +112.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | +315.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +463.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | +101.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | +138.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0057 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0971 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0057 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.021 t per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 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 | +463.0% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0017 t per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +315.0% | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 142 Chile 0.0084 t per square kilometre compare
- 143 Equatorial Guinea 0.0074 t per square kilometre compare
- 144 Angola 0.0068 t per square kilometre compare
- 146 Madagascar 0.0055 t per square kilometre compare
- 147 Bhutan 0.0042 t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Suriname 0.003 t per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4736 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0057 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,774.0%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.