Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Botswana
Botswana: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.1794 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.1794 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Botswana peaked at 0.5507 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0411 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Botswana 155th out of 168 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.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0471 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0533 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0592 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0652 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0712 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0818 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0665 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 0.083 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0459 kg per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0949 kg per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0917 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1003 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1158 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1254 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1351 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1428 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.161 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2016 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2209 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1854 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1384 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1774 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2051 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2231 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3147 kg per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3499 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3705 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3672 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2621 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1882 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3487 kg per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5507 kg per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2366 kg per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2898 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2944 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2975 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2818 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2812 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2807 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.285 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2885 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2854 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2878 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2883 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2799 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2726 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3337 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2969 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2405 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2329 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2222 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1634 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2137 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1526 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1858 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1846 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1795 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1794 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1794 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.65 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1794 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.32 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.0459 kg per square kilometre | 0.0949 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +85.3% | 0.1882 kg per square kilometre | 0.3487 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0625 kg per square kilometre | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | 0.0818 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1085 kg per square kilometre | 0.0459 kg per square kilometre | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2178 kg per square kilometre | 0.1384 kg per square kilometre | 0.3499 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3206 kg per square kilometre | 0.1882 kg per square kilometre | 0.5507 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2831 kg per square kilometre | 0.2726 kg per square kilometre | 0.2885 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2228 kg per square kilometre | 0.1526 kg per square kilometre | 0.3337 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1817 kg per square kilometre | 0.1794 kg per square kilometre | 0.1846 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 152 Bulgaria 0.2441 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.2332 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Montenegro 0.2279 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Finland 0.1648 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Estonia 0.1333 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Norway 0.1325 kg 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)
- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Botswana?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Botswana was 0.1794 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5507 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Botswana ranks 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.