Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 7.07 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana is 7.07 kg per person, measured 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana peaked at 10.27 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1239 kg per person, in 1985.
That places Botswana 68th out of 175 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 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.89 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.85 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.81 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.65 kg per person | +46.5% |
| 1965 | 3.48 kg per person | +31.4% |
| 1966 | 3.46 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.3 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1968 | 1.71 kg per person | -60.2% |
| 1969 | 1.7 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.86 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 1.75 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.85 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.84 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.69 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 2.08 kg per person | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 1.32 kg per person | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 1.25 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.18 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5545 kg per person | -52.9% |
| 1980 | 0.64 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6186 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5945 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4779 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3691 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1239 kg per person | -66.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1861 kg per person | +50.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2502 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2428 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2362 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2298 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2236 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2174 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2817 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3425 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 1.42 kg per person | +315.4% |
| 1996 | 2.08 kg per person | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 2.23 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.33 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.44 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.39 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.85 kg per person | +186.0% |
| 2010 | 9.81 kg per person | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 4.08 kg per person | -58.4% |
| 2012 | 7.19 kg per person | +76.1% |
| 2013 | 10.27 kg per person | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 9.74 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.96 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 2016 | 4.79 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.47 kg per person | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5 kg per person | +123.0% |
| 2019 | 4.29 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 5.77 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 5.45 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 6.52 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 7.07 kg per person | +8.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 7.07 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 7.07 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.3425 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person |
| 2009 | +186.0% | 2.39 kg per person | 6.85 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 4.3 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 kg per person | 0.5545 kg per person | 2.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3739 kg per person | 0.1239 kg per person | 0.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 kg per person | 0.2174 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 kg per person | 2.39 kg per person | 6.85 kg per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.41 kg per person | 2.47 kg per person | 10.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 kg per person | 5.45 kg per person | 7.07 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.69 kg per person compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 7.66 kg per person compare
- 67 Tajikistan 7.24 kg per person compare
- 69 Namibia 7 kg per person compare
- 70 South Africa 6.65 kg per person compare
- 71 Cyprus 6.62 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana was 7.07 kg per person 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 10.27 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1239 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Botswana ranks 68th out of 175 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. 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) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.