Botswana vs South Africa: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Botswana
0.0071 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0067 tonnes per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
77th
South Africa rank
79th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0071 tonnes per person against 0.0067 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 79th of 195 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.0071 tonnes per person against 0.0067 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0004 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 79th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.