Botswana vs Guinea: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Botswana
17,547 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea
17,034 tonnes
in 2023
Botswana rank
117th
Guinea rank
118th
Fertilizer use by nutrient over time
- Botswana
- Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 17,547 tonnes against 17,034 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 513 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 117th and Guinea ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,444 tonnes | 755.56 tonnes | 688.89 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1,066 tonnes | 895 tonnes | 171.1 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 383.89 tonnes | 288.56 tonnes | 95.33 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1,847 tonnes | 1,379 tonnes | 468.3 tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7,277 tonnes | 1,086 tonnes | 6,191 tonnes | Botswana |
| 2010s | 13,874 tonnes | 5,045 tonnes | 8,830 tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | 15,044 tonnes | 12,244 tonnes | 2,800 tonnes | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Botswana or Guinea?
- Botswana, at 17,547 tonnes against 17,034 tonnes in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Botswana and Guinea?
- 513 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Guinea rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- Botswana ranks 117th and Guinea ranks 118th of 202 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 by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.