Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 8.19 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana is 8.19 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 33.98 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.19 kg per person, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 41st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.39 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 17.19 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 17.68 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 18.25 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 18.27 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 19.48 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 21.06 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 22.8 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 27.31 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 33.98 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 33.61 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 31.41 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 21.69 kg per person | -30.9% |
| 1974 | 21.43 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 17.14 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 15.25 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 12.86 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 10.7 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 12.26 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 12.1 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 11.33 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 11.1 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 13.11 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 14.16 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 17.34 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 19.58 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 20.78 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 23.04 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 25.09 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 26.94 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 28.84 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 25.43 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 21.52 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 20.96 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 28.95 kg per person | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 24.25 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 28.07 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 23.45 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 20.19 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 19.34 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 18.67 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 16.34 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 12.93 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 14.24 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 16.97 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 16.69 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.46 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 16.31 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 15.83 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 15.94 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.51 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 12.27 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 12.34 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.52 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 10.29 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 9.18 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 9.58 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.15 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.01 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.5 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 8.53 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.19 kg per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.83 kg per person | 16.39 kg per person | 27.31 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.03 kg per person | 10.7 kg per person | 33.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.76 kg per person | 11.1 kg per person | 25.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.86 kg per person | 20.19 kg per person | 28.95 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.18 kg per person | 12.93 kg per person | 19.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.62 kg per person | 9.15 kg per person | 15.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 kg per person | 8.19 kg per person | 9.01 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 38 Azerbaijan 8.44 kg per person compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 8.39 kg per person compare
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 8.38 kg per person compare
- 42 Guinea 7.76 kg per person compare
- 43 Nepal 7.55 kg per person compare
- 44 Tunisia 7.53 kg per person compare
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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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Botswana was 8.19 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.98 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.