Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 17.55 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 17.55 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana peaked at 21.98 million kg in 2013 and was at its lowest, 139,000 kg, in 1985.
That places Botswana 132nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.00 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.50 million kg | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 2.00 million kg | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 2.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.50 million kg | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 1.00 million kg | -60.0% |
| 1969 | 1.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.10 million kg | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 1.05 million kg | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 1.20 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million kg | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million kg | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500,000 kg | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 600,000 kg | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 600,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 600,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 500,000 kg | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 400,000 kg | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 139,000 kg | -65.2% |
| 1986 | 216,000 kg | +55.4% |
| 1987 | 300,000 kg | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 300,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 300,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 300,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 300,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 300,000 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 400,000 kg | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 500,000 kg | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 2.13 million kg | +326.4% |
| 1996 | 3.19 million kg | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 3.50 million kg | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 3.75 million kg | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 4.10 million kg | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 4.10 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.10 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.63 million kg | +232.5% |
| 2010 | 19.94 million kg | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 8.46 million kg | -57.6% |
| 2012 | 15.15 million kg | +79.1% |
| 2013 | 21.98 million kg | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 21.16 million kg | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 13.12 million kg | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 10.70 million kg | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 5.59 million kg | -47.8% |
| 2018 | 12.64 million kg | +126.2% |
| 2019 | 10.00 million kg | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 13.64 million kg | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 13.08 million kg | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 15.90 million kg | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 17.55 million kg | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 million kg | 1.00 million kg | 2.50 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million kg | 500,000 kg | 1.50 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 395,500 kg | 139,000 kg | 600,000 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 million kg | 300,000 kg | 4.10 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 million kg | 4.10 million kg | 13.63 million kg | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.87 million kg | 5.59 million kg | 21.98 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.04 million kg | 13.08 million kg | 17.55 million kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana was 17.55 million kg in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.98 million kg in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,000 kg in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Botswana ranks 132nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.