Botswana vs Nicaragua: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Botswana
12.38 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nicaragua
12.24 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Botswana rank
80th
Nicaragua rank
83rd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 12.38 kilograms per hectare against 12.24 kilograms per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Botswana ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6275 kilograms per hectare | 4.13 kilograms per hectare | 3.51 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.4989 kilograms per hectare | 2.48 kilograms per hectare | 1.98 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 2.04 kilograms per hectare | 0.6467 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3.39 kilograms per hectare | 7.62 kilograms per hectare | 4.24 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.74 kilograms per hectare | 14.27 kilograms per hectare | 7.54 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Botswana, at 12.38 kilograms per hectare against 12.24 kilograms per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 83rd 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.