Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.65 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 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 outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana is 1.65 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and up 167.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana peaked at 2.92 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3694 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Botswana 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.936 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4013 kg/ha | -57.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4314 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4872 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4715 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.613 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9064 kg/ha | +47.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5289 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7717 kg/ha | +45.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3694 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 1971 | 1.24 kg/ha | +237.0% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5982 kg/ha | -42.3% |
| 1974 | 1.32 kg/ha | +120.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9384 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 1.41 kg/ha | +50.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7018 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4754 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7907 kg/ha | +66.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8515 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5212 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4752 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4046 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5195 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5366 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5374 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.31 kg/ha | +144.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6779 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9032 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6551 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7321 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7273 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8929 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 1.21 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8221 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6662 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7487 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5522 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9715 kg/ha | +75.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9327 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.28 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9127 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 1.12 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 1.27 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9295 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9222 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8728 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6179 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6969 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 1.12 kg/ha | +60.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7398 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 1.68 kg/ha | +127.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 2.92 kg/ha | +157.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 2.49 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 1.65 kg/ha | -33.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.65 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.15 kg/ha, 23% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.65 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 kg/ha, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6164 kg/ha | 0.4013 kg/ha | 0.936 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9121 kg/ha | 0.3694 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6974 kg/ha | 0.4046 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8036 kg/ha | 0.6551 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 kg/ha | 0.5522 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kg/ha | 0.6179 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Botswana was 1.65 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3694 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.0%. 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 Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).