Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.022 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Botswana is 0.022 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.022 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 71st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.022 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 470.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.022 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 49.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 68 India 0.0338 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Spain 0.0337 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Liberia 0.0249 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 South Africa 0.0162 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 China 0.0162 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Australia 0.0154 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.022 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.022 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area 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.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area 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
Drained organic soils — Area 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.