Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Botswana or Uganda?

Botswana, at 24,201 tonnes against 23,023 tonnes in Uganda as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Botswana and Uganda?

1,178 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?

53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Botswana vs Uganda: Fertilizer consumption

Botswana

24,201 tonnes

in 2023

Uganda

23,023 tonnes

in 2023

Botswana rank

124th

Uganda rank

125th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Botswana
Uganda

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 24,201 tonnes against 23,023 tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 1,178 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Botswana ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 125th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,648 tonnes	3,860 tonnes	2,212 tonnes	Uganda
1970s	1,952 tonnes	4,235 tonnes	2,283 tonnes	Uganda
1980s	979.51 tonnes	536.89 tonnes	442.62 tonnes	Botswana
1990s	2,297 tonnes	1,673 tonnes	624.85 tonnes	Botswana
2000s	8,185 tonnes	8,696 tonnes	511.27 tonnes	Uganda
2010s	15,896 tonnes	15,207 tonnes	688.81 tonnes	Botswana
2020s	18,930 tonnes	18,678 tonnes	252.4 tonnes	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Botswana or Uganda?: Botswana, at 24,201 tonnes against 23,023 tonnes in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Botswana and Uganda?: 1,178 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Botswana ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 125th of 201 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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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: 18 September 2026

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