Seed — Cropland potassium in Botswana
Botswana: Seed — Cropland potassium was 59.79 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland potassium in Botswana is 59.79 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and up 628.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium in Botswana peaked at 108.98 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2 t, in 2013.
That places Botswana 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.83 t | — |
| 1962 | 28.83 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24.98 t | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 24.47 t | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 28.83 t | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 37.53 t | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 28.83 t | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 33.18 t | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 24.98 t | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 28.83 t | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 28.83 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.18 t | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.83 t | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 33.18 t | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.83 t | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 33.18 t | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 33.18 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 37.53 t | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 41.88 t | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 41.88 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 37.53 t | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 33.18 t | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 24.98 t | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 33.18 t | +32.8% |
| 1993 | 41.88 t | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 37.53 t | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 41.38 t | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 37.03 t | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 28.83 t | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 37.03 t | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 23.84 t | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 24.47 t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 28.83 t | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 28.83 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.83 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.47 t | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 28.83 t | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 11.29 t | -60.8% |
| 2007 | 15.64 t | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 19.49 t | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 19.49 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.88 t | +109.7% |
| 2011 | 63.99 t | +56.5% |
| 2012 | 16.41 t | -74.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2 t | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 44.5 t | +442.4% |
| 2015 | 30.1 t | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 29.09 t | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.55 t | -60.3% |
| 2018 | 29.09 t | +151.8% |
| 2019 | 20.76 t | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 108.98 t | +425.0% |
| 2021 | 99.15 t | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 82.53 t | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 59.79 t | -27.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 59.79 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 325.59 t, 18% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 59.79 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 754.37 t, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium 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 | +442.4% | 8.2 t | 44.5 t |
| 2020 | +425.0% | 20.76 t | 108.98 t |
| 2018 | +151.8% | 11.55 t | 29.09 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.85 t | 24.47 t | 37.53 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.05 t | 24.98 t | 33.18 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.36 t | 28.83 t | 41.88 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.89 t | 23.84 t | 41.88 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.02 t | 11.29 t | 28.83 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.46 t | 8.2 t | 63.99 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.61 t | 59.79 t | 108.98 t | 4 |
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 seed — cropland potassium in Botswana?
- Seed — cropland potassium in Botswana was 59.79 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 108.98 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 t in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for seed — cropland potassium?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 628.8%. 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 Seed — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).