Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.031 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
160th
Sierra Leone rank
157th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0033 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0051 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0022 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0019 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0088 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0007 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0108 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0101 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0033 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0128 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0071 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0245 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0195 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.005 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0265 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0078 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0343 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 Sierra Leone?
- 0.0033 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 160th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th 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.