Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Botswana

Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 20.31 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.31 million kg
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
101st
of 203 countries
All-time high
44.12 million kg
in 1997
All-time low
8.65 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Botswana, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Botswana is 20.31 million kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Botswana peaked at 44.12 million kg in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.65 million kg, in 1961.

Botswana ranks 101st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.27 million kg 8.65 million kg 16.03 million kg 9
1970s 14.30 million kg 9.09 million kg 20.18 million kg 10
1980s 19.00 million kg 10.99 million kg 31.88 million kg 10
1990s 36.57 million kg 30.56 million kg 44.12 million kg 10
2000s 29.51 million kg 22.96 million kg 32.45 million kg 10
2010s 25.20 million kg 20.80 million kg 32.41 million kg 10
2020s 20.71 million kg 20.31 million kg 21.32 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 98 Sierra Leone 25.49 million kg compare
  2. 99 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25.36 million kg compare
  3. 100 Chile 20.39 million kg compare
  4. 102 Bulgaria 20.24 million kg compare
  5. 103 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 20.19 million kg compare
  6. 104 Guinea-Bissau 18.05 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Botswana?
Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Botswana was 20.31 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 44.12 million kg in 1997.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 8.65 million kg in 1961.
How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
Botswana ranks 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,693 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).