Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0489 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0489 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Botswana peaked at 0.2024 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0489 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 that leaches (N content) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0978 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1026 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1054 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1089 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.109 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1162 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1254 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1358 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1626 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2024 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1999 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1868 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1288 kg per person | -31.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1272 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1018 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0907 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0766 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0639 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0731 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0722 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0676 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0663 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0782 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0845 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1036 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1169 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1242 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1377 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.15 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.161 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1723 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.152 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1286 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1253 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1731 kg per person | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1449 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1677 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1401 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1205 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1155 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1115 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0976 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0772 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0852 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1016 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0999 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0864 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0975 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0946 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0953 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0867 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0733 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0568 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0615 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0548 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0572 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0538 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0508 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0509 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0489 kg per person | -4.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0489 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0039 kg per person, 12.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0489 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0392 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1182 kg per person | 0.0978 kg per person | 0.1626 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1251 kg per person | 0.0639 kg per person | 0.2024 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1001 kg per person | 0.0663 kg per person | 0.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1486 kg per person | 0.1205 kg per person | 0.1731 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0967 kg per person | 0.0772 kg per person | 0.1155 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0694 kg per person | 0.0546 kg per person | 0.0953 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0511 kg per person | 0.0489 kg per person | 0.0538 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 that leaches (n content) in Botswana?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Botswana was 0.0489 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2024 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0489 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Botswana ranks 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.