Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana stood at 1 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana peaked at 1.71 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4017 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 139th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4017 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4659 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5326 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5717 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5236 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6314 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8847 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9664 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7102 kg per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4491 kg per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 0.635 kg per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6204 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5836 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5849 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.688 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6985 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8343 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9567 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9943 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1996 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9191 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6058 kg per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6893 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7102 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9493 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9801 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9957 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9673 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6314 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.73 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.97 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6825 kg per square kilometre | 0.4017 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 0.4491 kg per square kilometre | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8245 kg per square kilometre | 0.5836 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 0.9943 kg per square kilometre | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.6058 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.9493 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9012 kg per square kilometre | 0.6314 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre | 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Botswana was 1 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4017 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Botswana ranks 139th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.