Botswana vs Lebanon: Fertilizer consumption

Botswana
24,201 tonnes
in 2023
Lebanon
25,513 tonnes
in 2023
Botswana rank
123rd
Lebanon rank
121st

Fertilizer consumption over time

  • Botswana
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 25,513 tonnes against 24,201 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 1,312 tonnes.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.

Botswana ranks 123rd and Lebanon ranks 121st of 200 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 1,648 tonnes 20,650 tonnes 19,002 tonnes Lebanon
1970s 1,867 tonnes 41,146 tonnes 39,279 tonnes Lebanon
1980s 1,094 tonnes 32,640 tonnes 31,546 tonnes Lebanon
1990s 2,297 tonnes 44,294 tonnes 41,997 tonnes Lebanon
2000s 8,185 tonnes 49,067 tonnes 40,882 tonnes Lebanon
2010s 15,896 tonnes 37,747 tonnes 21,851 tonnes Lebanon
2020s 18,930 tonnes 22,561 tonnes 3,630 tonnes Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Botswana or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 25,513 tonnes against 24,201 tonnes in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Botswana and Lebanon?
1,312 tonnes, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lebanon?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lebanon rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
Botswana ranks 123rd and Lebanon ranks 121st of 200 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer consumption
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).