Botswana vs Gabon: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Botswana
12.38 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gabon
12.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Botswana rank
80th
Gabon rank
79th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 12.96 kilograms per hectare against 12.38 kilograms per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.58 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 80th and Gabon ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6275 kilograms per hectare | 2.01 kilograms per hectare | 1.38 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.5737 kilograms per hectare | 0.4925 kilograms per hectare | 0.0812 kilograms per hectare | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 1.97 kilograms per hectare | 0.5767 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.39 kilograms per hectare | 5.18 kilograms per hectare | 1.79 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 2020s | 6.74 kilograms per hectare | 9.25 kilograms per hectare | 2.52 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 12.96 kilograms per hectare against 12.38 kilograms per hectare in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.58 kilograms per hectare, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 80th and Gabon ranks 79th 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 Potash 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
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.