Botswana vs Congo: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Botswana
0.9004 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo
0.8737 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
169th
Congo rank
170th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Botswana
- Congo
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.9004 tonnes per hectare against 0.8737 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.0267 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Botswana ranks 169th and Congo ranks 170th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3331 tonnes per hectare | 0.9652 tonnes per hectare | 0.6321 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.4332 tonnes per hectare | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare | 0.2891 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.2471 tonnes per hectare | 0.7924 tonnes per hectare | 0.5453 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.3117 tonnes per hectare | 0.692 tonnes per hectare | 0.3803 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes per hectare | 0.7733 tonnes per hectare | 0.436 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3588 tonnes per hectare | 0.8354 tonnes per hectare | 0.4766 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | 0.8793 tonnes per hectare | 0.0422 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?
- Botswana, at 0.9004 tonnes per hectare against 0.8737 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Botswana and Congo?
- 0.0267 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Botswana ranks 169th and Congo ranks 170th 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.