Botswana vs Cyprus: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Botswana
66.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cyprus
70.14 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Botswana rank
53rd
Cyprus rank
50th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Botswana
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 70.14 kilograms per hectare against 66.97 kilograms per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 3.17 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Cyprus ranks 50th of 201 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 23.37 kilograms per hectare | 19.76 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 2.65 kilograms per hectare | 42.3 kilograms per hectare | 39.64 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.973 kilograms per hectare | 65.39 kilograms per hectare | 64.42 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 6.56 kilograms per hectare | 87.48 kilograms per hectare | 80.93 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 24.98 kilograms per hectare | 56.55 kilograms per hectare | 31.57 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 48.44 kilograms per hectare | 66.97 kilograms per hectare | 18.53 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 57.42 kilograms per hectare | 59.3 kilograms per hectare | 1.88 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 70.14 kilograms per hectare against 66.97 kilograms per hectare in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Cyprus?
- 3.17 kilograms per hectare, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cyprus?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Cyprus rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Cyprus ranks 50th 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 Nitrogen 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
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.