Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 9.29 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana is 9.29 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana peaked at 11.64 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0736 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 141st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.794 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5823 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5558 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6088 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6352 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6146 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.794 kg per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3176 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3176 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3176 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2117 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0736 kg per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2117 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +326.4% |
| 1996 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.22 kg per square kilometre | +232.5% |
| 2010 | 10.55 kg per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2012 | 8.02 kg per square kilometre | +79.1% |
| 2013 | 11.64 kg per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.95 kg per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 5.66 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2018 | 6.69 kg per square kilometre | +126.2% |
| 2019 | 5.29 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 7.22 kg per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 6.93 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 9.29 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 9.29 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 44% of 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 | +326.4% | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +232.5% | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 7.22 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7646 kg per square kilometre | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5643 kg per square kilometre | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | 0.794 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2094 kg per square kilometre | 0.0736 kg per square kilometre | 0.3176 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9777 kg per square kilometre | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 7.22 kg per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.34 kg per square kilometre | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 11.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | 6.93 kg per square kilometre | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 138 Oman 12.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Mongolia 10.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Sierra Leone 10.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Caledonia 9.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Liberia 9.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Algeria 8.84 kg 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana was 9.29 kg per square kilometre 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 11.64 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0736 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Botswana ranks 141st 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 20.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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.