Botswana vs Congo, Dem. Rep.: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Botswana
0.9004 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.
0.8718 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
169th
Congo, Dem. Rep. rank
171st
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Botswana
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.9004 tonnes per hectare against 0.8718 tonnes per hectare in Congo, Dem. Rep., a difference of 0.0286 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo, Dem. Rep. ahead.
Botswana ranks 169th and Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 171st of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Congo, Dem. Rep. in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3331 tonnes per hectare | 0.694 tonnes per hectare | 0.3609 tonnes per hectare | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 1970s | 0.4332 tonnes per hectare | 0.7445 tonnes per hectare | 0.3113 tonnes per hectare | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 1980s | 0.2471 tonnes per hectare | 0.815 tonnes per hectare | 0.5679 tonnes per hectare | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 1990s | 0.3117 tonnes per hectare | 0.7915 tonnes per hectare | 0.4798 tonnes per hectare | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes per hectare | 0.7747 tonnes per hectare | 0.4374 tonnes per hectare | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 2010s | 0.3588 tonnes per hectare | 0.7866 tonnes per hectare | 0.4278 tonnes per hectare | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| 2020s | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | 0.8719 tonnes per hectare | 0.0496 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Botswana or Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- Botswana, at 0.9004 tonnes per hectare against 0.8718 tonnes per hectare in Congo, Dem. Rep. as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Botswana and Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- 0.0286 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Congo, Dem. Rep. rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Botswana ranks 169th and Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 171st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.