Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 21.58 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 21.58 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana peaked at 26.06 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1 kg/ha, in 1993.
Botswana ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.28 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.3 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.7 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 2.94 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 2.87 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 3.38 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 2.37 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 1969 | 2.55 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 2.69 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 2.77 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.99 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 3 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.08 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 3.45 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 3.25 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 3.38 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.28 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 2.89 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 3.04 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 3.06 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.1 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.01 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.88 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 2.67 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 2.76 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.84 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.02 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 3.18 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 3.32 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.94 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 3.18 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 1994 | 2.13 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.39 kg/ha | +106.4% |
| 1996 | 4.95 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 6.12 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 8.28 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 1999 | 8.46 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.81 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 10.01 kg/ha | +72.2% |
| 2002 | 2.72 kg/ha | -72.8% |
| 2003 | 3.26 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 2.97 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 3.41 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 3.68 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 4.05 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.74 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 15.4 kg/ha | +461.7% |
| 2010 | 26.06 kg/ha | +69.2% |
| 2011 | 10.22 kg/ha | -60.8% |
| 2012 | 18.26 kg/ha | +78.7% |
| 2013 | 25.71 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 17.09 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 17.11 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 16 kg/ha | +102.7% |
| 2019 | 12.84 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 17.09 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 16.43 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 19.76 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 21.58 kg/ha | +9.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 21.58 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.91 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 21.58 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.83 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +461.7% | 2.74 kg/ha | 15.4 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +106.4% | 2.13 kg/ha | 4.39 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +102.7% | 7.9 kg/ha | 16 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha | 3.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.08 kg/ha | 2.69 kg/ha | 3.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 kg/ha | 2.67 kg/ha | 3.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 8.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 kg/ha | 2.72 kg/ha | 15.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 kg/ha | 7.9 kg/ha | 26.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.72 kg/ha | 16.43 kg/ha | 21.58 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana was 21.58 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.06 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Botswana rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).