Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 2.43 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Botswana stood at 2.43 kg per person. 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Botswana peaked at 10.09 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.43 kg per person, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 39th 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.87 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 5.1 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 5.25 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 5.42 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 5.43 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.79 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 6.26 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 6.77 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 8.11 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 10.09 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 9.98 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 9.33 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 6.44 kg per person | -30.9% |
| 1974 | 6.36 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 5.09 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 4.53 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 3.82 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 3.18 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 3.64 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 3.59 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.36 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 3.3 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.89 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 5.15 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 5.81 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 6.17 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 6.84 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 7.45 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 8 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 8.56 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 7.55 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 6.39 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 6.22 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.6 kg per person | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 7.2 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 8.34 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 6.97 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 6 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 5.75 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.54 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.85 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 3.84 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 4.23 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 5.04 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 4.96 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.29 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 4.85 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4.73 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.31 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 3.98 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.65 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 3.67 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.83 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 3.06 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.73 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 2.85 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.72 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.68 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.52 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.53 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.43 kg per person | -4.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.43 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7048 kg per person, 3.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.43 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.89 kg per person | 4.87 kg per person | 8.11 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.25 kg per person | 3.18 kg per person | 10.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | 7.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 kg per person | 6 kg per person | 8.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.81 kg per person | 3.84 kg per person | 5.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 kg per person | 2.72 kg per person | 4.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 2.68 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Botswana?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Botswana was 2.43 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Botswana ranks 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.