Botswana vs Portugal: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Botswana
92.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Portugal
91.9 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Botswana rank
72nd
Portugal rank
73rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Botswana
- Portugal
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 92.37 kilograms per hectare against 91.9 kilograms per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0.47 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Botswana ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.11 kilograms per hectare | 53.8 kilograms per hectare | 49.68 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.65 kilograms per hectare | 71.43 kilograms per hectare | 66.78 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.69 kilograms per hectare | 82.15 kilograms per hectare | 79.46 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.04 kilograms per hectare | 88.78 kilograms per hectare | 80.73 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2000s | 28.09 kilograms per hectare | 82.35 kilograms per hectare | 54.25 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2010s | 55.77 kilograms per hectare | 99.4 kilograms per hectare | 43.64 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2020s | 72.25 kilograms per hectare | 87.98 kilograms per hectare | 15.73 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Portugal?
- Botswana, at 92.37 kilograms per hectare against 91.9 kilograms per hectare in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Portugal?
- 0.47 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Portugal rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.