Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 30.96 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana stood at 30.96 kg per square kilometre.
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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana peaked at 38.79 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2453 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 142nd of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1969 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8823 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8823 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7058 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2453 kg per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3811 kg per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7058 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8823 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | +326.4% |
| 1996 | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 6.18 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 6.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | +232.5% |
| 2010 | 35.18 kg per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 14.93 kg per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2012 | 26.74 kg per square kilometre | +79.1% |
| 2013 | 38.79 kg per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 37.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.16 kg per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2018 | 22.31 kg per square kilometre | +126.2% |
| 2019 | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 24.07 kg per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 23.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 28.06 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 30.96 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 30.96 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 30.96 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 44% of 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 | +326.4% | 0.8823 kg per square kilometre | 3.76 kg per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +232.5% | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | 24.05 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 0.8823 kg per square kilometre | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | 0.2453 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 0.5294 kg per square kilometre | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.84 kg per square kilometre | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.48 kg per square kilometre | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | 38.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.54 kg per square kilometre | 23.09 kg per square kilometre | 30.96 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 139 Oman 40.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Mongolia 34.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 34.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 New Caledonia 30.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Liberia 30.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Algeria 29.47 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Botswana was 30.96 kg per square kilometre 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 38.79 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2453 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Botswana ranks 142nd 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 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), per square kilometre. 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.