Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 10.36 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Botswana, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 10.36 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.9% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Botswana peaked at 326.92 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -65.06 % change on previous year, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 65th of 214 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 25.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | -60.08 % change on previous year | -338.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 10.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 1972 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -309.1% |
| 1973 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1974 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -169.5% |
| 1975 | 28.93 % change on previous year | -1003.9% |
| 1976 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -215.2% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 20.19 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | -16.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -20.19 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 1985 | -65.06 % change on previous year | +222.2% |
| 1986 | 55.17 % change on previous year | -184.8% |
| 1987 | 37.78 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 33.87 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 25.3 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1995 | 326.92 % change on previous year | +1192.1% |
| 1996 | 49.55 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1997 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1998 | 7 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 46.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | -57.59 % change on previous year | -224.4% |
| 2012 | 79.16 % change on previous year | -237.5% |
| 2013 | 45.07 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2014 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2015 | -37.96 % change on previous year | +910.1% |
| 2016 | -18.48 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 2017 | -47.76 % change on previous year | +158.4% |
| 2018 | 126.2 % change on previous year | -364.3% |
| 2019 | -20.96 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2020 | 36.47 % change on previous year | -274.0% |
| 2021 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2022 | 21.55 % change on previous year | -627.6% |
| 2023 | 10.36 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.36 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 1039.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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 | +1192.1% | 25.3 % change on previous year | 326.92 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +1003.9% | -3.2 % change on previous year | 28.93 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 % change on previous year | -60.08 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -3.81 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 28.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 % change on previous year | -65.06 % change on previous year | 55.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.19 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 326.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.02 % change on previous year | -57.59 % change on previous year | 126.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.07 % change on previous year | -4.08 % change on previous year | 36.47 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 62 Kuwait 11.97 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Australia 11.86 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Poland 11.16 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 8.86 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Australia and New Zealand 7.55 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Colombia 6.91 % change on previous year 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 (emissions n2o) in Botswana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Botswana was 10.36 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 326.92 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.06 % change on previous year in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. 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 (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.