Botswana vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Botswana
66.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Switzerland
66.21 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Botswana rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
54th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Botswana
- Switzerland
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 66.97 kilograms per hectare against 66.21 kilograms per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.76 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 54th of 201 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 47.92 kilograms per hectare | 44.32 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.65 kilograms per hectare | 85.28 kilograms per hectare | 82.63 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.973 kilograms per hectare | 114.15 kilograms per hectare | 113.17 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.56 kilograms per hectare | 98.85 kilograms per hectare | 92.3 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 24.98 kilograms per hectare | 83.74 kilograms per hectare | 58.76 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 48.44 kilograms per hectare | 77.09 kilograms per hectare | 28.66 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 57.42 kilograms per hectare | 67.11 kilograms per hectare | 9.7 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Switzerland?
- Botswana, at 66.97 kilograms per hectare against 66.21 kilograms per hectare in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Switzerland?
- 0.76 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Switzerland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 54th 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.