Botswana vs Namibia: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Botswana

17,547 tonnes

in 2023

Namibia

20,750 tonnes

in 2023

Botswana rank

116th

Namibia rank

113th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Namibia currently reports 20,750 tonnes against 17,547 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 3,203 tonnes.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 113th of 201 countries.

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.