Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 12.4 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Botswana stood at 12.4 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 414.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Botswana peaked at 12.4 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 88th of 195 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 potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1982 | 0.99 kg/ha | — |
| 1983 | 0.99 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.99 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.22 kg/ha | -77.8% |
| 1986 | 0.37 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 1987 | 0.49 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 0.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.48 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.48 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.49 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.51 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.53 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.28 kg/ha | -47.2% |
| 1995 | 0.13 kg/ha | -53.6% |
| 1996 | 0.14 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.31 kg/ha | +121.4% |
| 1998 | 0.66 kg/ha | +112.9% |
| 1999 | 0.71 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.77 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.84 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.61 kg/ha | +210.7% |
| 2010 | 2.89 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kg/ha | -56.1% |
| 2012 | 0.78 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 0.61 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 2.41 kg/ha | +295.1% |
| 2015 | 7.5 kg/ha | +211.2% |
| 2016 | 2.77 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 2017 | 5.24 kg/ha | +89.2% |
| 2018 | 4.04 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 6.37 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2020 | 5.34 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 4.07 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 5.18 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 12.37 kg/ha | +138.8% |
| 2024 | 12.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 12.4 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.71 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 12.4 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.77 kg/ha, 7.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 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 | +295.1% | 0.61 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.502 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.424 kg/ha | 0.13 kg/ha | 0.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 kg/ha | 0.77 kg/ha | 2.61 kg/ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.39 kg/ha | 0.61 kg/ha | 7.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 kg/ha | 4.07 kg/ha | 12.4 kg/ha | 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)
- 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 potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Botswana?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Botswana was 12.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 414.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf