Botswana vs Cape Verde: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.031 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde
0.033 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
160th
Cape Verde rank
159th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.002 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Botswana ranks 160th and Cape Verde ranks 159th of 195 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0161 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0142 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.0006 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.015 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0144 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.0067 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0323 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0256 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0128 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0379 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.025 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0245 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0291 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0047 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0265 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0099 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Botswana or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 0.002 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Cape Verde rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 160th and Cape Verde ranks 159th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.