Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.2282 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana stood at 0.2282 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and up 684.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana peaked at 0.416 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 kg/ha, in 2013.
Botswana ranks 106th of 186 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.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0721 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0721 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0624 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0612 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0719 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0936 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0719 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0827 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0827 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0827 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0623 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0717 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0717 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0825 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0825 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0825 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0825 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0717 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0821 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0821 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0714 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0817 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0817 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0817 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0813 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.092 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1022 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1022 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0904 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0788 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.083 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1322 kg/ha | +59.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1193 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0948 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1196 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.107 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0958 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1603 kg/ha | +67.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0989 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0697 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1434 kg/ha | +105.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1172 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1471 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1078 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1341 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0556 kg/ha | -58.5% |
| 2007 | 0.085 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0694 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0613 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1566 kg/ha | +155.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1963 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0572 kg/ha | -70.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 kg/ha | -49.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1101 kg/ha | +278.4% |
| 2015 | 0.115 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1112 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0442 kg/ha | -60.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1112 kg/ha | +151.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0792 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 0.416 kg/ha | +425.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3784 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.315 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2282 kg/ha | -27.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2282 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2591 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2282 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +425.3% | 0.0792 kg/ha | 0.416 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +278.4% | 0.0291 kg/ha | 0.1101 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +155.5% | 0.0613 kg/ha | 0.1566 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +151.6% | 0.0442 kg/ha | 0.1112 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0745 kg/ha | 0.0612 kg/ha | 0.0936 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0772 kg/ha | 0.0623 kg/ha | 0.0827 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0867 kg/ha | 0.0714 kg/ha | 0.1022 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.109 kg/ha | 0.0788 kg/ha | 0.1603 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0991 kg/ha | 0.0556 kg/ha | 0.1471 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.101 kg/ha | 0.0291 kg/ha | 0.1963 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3344 kg/ha | 0.2282 kg/ha | 0.416 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 seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Botswana was 0.2282 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.416 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 kg/ha in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 684.2%. 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 Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).