Botswana vs Malawi: Fertilizer use per capita
Botswana
1.31 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Malawi
1.42 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
87th
Malawi rank
84th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.42 Kilograms per capita against 1.31 Kilograms per capita in Botswana, a difference of 0.11 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 84th of 204 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2313 Kilograms per capita | 0.7625 Kilograms per capita | 0.5312 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.101 Kilograms per capita | 0.509 Kilograms per capita | 0.408 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.22 Kilograms per capita | 0.6167 Kilograms per capita | 0.3967 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.419 Kilograms per capita | 0.882 Kilograms per capita | 0.463 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.725 Kilograms per capita | 1.21 Kilograms per capita | 0.4875 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Botswana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.42 Kilograms per capita against 1.31 Kilograms per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Botswana and Malawi?
- 0.11 Kilograms per capita, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Botswana ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 84th of 204 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 Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.