Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1629 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana is 0.1629 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.6747 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1629 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Botswana 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3261 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3419 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3515 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3629 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3635 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3873 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.418 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4525 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5419 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6747 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6664 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6225 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4294 kg per person | -31.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4239 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3394 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3023 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2553 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2128 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2438 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2406 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2253 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2208 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2607 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2817 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3453 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3897 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4139 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4588 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4999 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5367 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5744 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5066 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4288 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4177 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.577 kg per person | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 0.483 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5591 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4669 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4018 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3851 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3718 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3254 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2575 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2841 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3386 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.333 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.288 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3249 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3153 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3176 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2889 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2668 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2443 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2459 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1895 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2049 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1826 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1907 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1821 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1793 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1694 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1698 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1629 kg per person | -4.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1629 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0131 kg per person, 12.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1629 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.394 kg per person | 0.3261 kg per person | 0.5419 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.417 kg per person | 0.2128 kg per person | 0.6747 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3337 kg per person | 0.2208 kg per person | 0.4999 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4952 kg per person | 0.4018 kg per person | 0.577 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3224 kg per person | 0.2575 kg per person | 0.3851 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2313 kg per person | 0.1821 kg per person | 0.3176 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1703 kg per person | 0.1629 kg per person | 0.1793 kg per person | 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Botswana was 0.1629 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6747 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1629 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.