Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.7075 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
Botswana recorded 0.7075 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure 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 1.03 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 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 | 0.1894 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1851 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1808 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2649 kg per person | +46.5% |
| 1965 | 0.348 kg per person | +31.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3461 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4303 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1712 kg per person | -60.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1703 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1863 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1749 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1848 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1839 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1694 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2082 kg per person | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1318 kg per person | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1251 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1178 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0554 kg per person | -52.9% |
| 1980 | 0.064 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0619 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0594 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0478 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0369 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 kg per person | -66.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 kg per person | +50.2% |
| 1987 | 0.025 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0236 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.023 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0217 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0282 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0342 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1422 kg per person | +315.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2077 kg per person | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2227 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2332 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2497 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2444 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2395 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6847 kg per person | +186.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9807 kg per person | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 0.408 kg per person | -58.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7186 kg per person | +76.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kg per person | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.974 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5957 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4787 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2466 kg per person | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 0.55 kg per person | +123.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4287 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5766 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5449 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6517 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7075 kg per person | +8.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.7075 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.7075 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 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% | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.1422 kg per person |
| 2009 | +186.0% | 0.2395 kg per person | 0.6847 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.254 kg per person | 0.1703 kg per person | 0.4303 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1538 kg per person | 0.0554 kg per person | 0.2082 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0374 kg per person | 0.0124 kg per person | 0.064 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1185 kg per person | 0.0217 kg per person | 0.2497 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3895 kg per person | 0.2395 kg per person | 0.6847 kg per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6408 kg per person | 0.2466 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6202 kg per person | 0.5449 kg per person | 0.7075 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7686 kg per person compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 0.7665 kg per person compare
- 67 Tajikistan 0.7241 kg per person compare
- 69 Namibia 0.7003 kg per person compare
- 70 South Africa 0.6654 kg per person compare
- 71 Cyprus 0.6617 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 0.7075 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 1.03 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 0.0124 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.