Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Botswana
Botswana: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.0281 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Botswana stood at 0.0281 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Botswana peaked at 0.0861 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 168th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.013 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0211 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0235 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0315 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0345 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.029 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0277 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0492 kg per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0579 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0574 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.041 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0294 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0861 kg per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.037 kg per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.046 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.044 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.045 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0438 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0522 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0464 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0334 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0291 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +106.7% | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +85.3% | 0.0294 kg per square kilometre | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.017 kg per square kilometre | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | 0.0235 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0341 kg per square kilometre | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0501 kg per square kilometre | 0.0294 kg per square kilometre | 0.0861 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0443 kg per square kilometre | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | 0.0522 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0284 kg per square kilometre | 0.0281 kg per square kilometre | 0.0289 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- 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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Botswana?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Botswana was 0.0281 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0861 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Botswana ranks 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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.