Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.12 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana stood at 2.12 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana peaked at 3.08 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0372 kg per person, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 68th of 176 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5682 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5554 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5425 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7947 kg per person | +46.5% |
| 1965 | 1.04 kg per person | +31.4% |
| 1966 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.29 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5137 kg per person | -60.2% |
| 1969 | 0.511 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.559 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5246 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5543 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5518 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5081 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6247 kg per person | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3955 kg per person | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3752 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3533 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1663 kg per person | -52.9% |
| 1980 | 0.192 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1856 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1783 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1434 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1107 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0372 kg per person | -66.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0558 kg per person | +50.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0751 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0728 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0709 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0689 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0671 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0652 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0845 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1027 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4267 kg per person | +315.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6231 kg per person | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6681 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6997 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7491 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7333 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7184 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.05 kg per person | +186.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 kg per person | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 kg per person | -58.4% |
| 2012 | 2.16 kg per person | +76.1% |
| 2013 | 3.08 kg per person | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 2.92 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.79 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 2016 | 1.44 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7398 kg per person | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 1.65 kg per person | +123.0% |
| 2019 | 1.29 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 1.73 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 1.63 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.96 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 2.12 kg per person | +8.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.12 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.12 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +315.4% | 0.1027 kg per person | 0.4267 kg per person |
| 2009 | +186.0% | 0.7184 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7621 kg per person | 0.511 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4613 kg per person | 0.1663 kg per person | 0.6247 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1122 kg per person | 0.0372 kg per person | 0.192 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3555 kg per person | 0.0652 kg per person | 0.7491 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 kg per person | 0.7184 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.92 kg per person | 0.7398 kg per person | 3.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.31 kg per person compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 2.3 kg per person compare
- 67 Tajikistan 2.17 kg per person compare
- 69 Namibia 2.1 kg per person compare
- 70 South Africa 2 kg per person compare
- 71 Cyprus 1.99 kg per person 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana was 2.12 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0372 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Botswana ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.