Drained organic soils — Area in Botswana
Botswana: Drained organic soils — Area was 12,444 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 12,444 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Botswana peaked at 12,444 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,101 ha, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 66th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,101 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,101 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,182 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10,566 ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 10,926 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 10,926 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,003 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 11,099 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11,616 ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 11,693 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 11,531 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 11,613 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11,613 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,649 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11,649 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,588 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11,588 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,528 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11,406 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 11,406 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,568 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11,648 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11,648 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,322 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 12,383 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12,383 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,444 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12,444 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,444 ha | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 12,444 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 755.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 12,444 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 195.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,155 ha | 10,101 ha | 10,566 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,367 ha | 10,926 ha | 11,693 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,635 ha | 11,406 ha | 12,322 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,419 ha | 12,383 ha | 12,444 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Botswana?
- Drained organic soils — area in Botswana was 12,444 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12,444 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,101 ha in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Botswana ranks 66th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.