Botswana vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that)

Botswana
0 kt per person
in 2023
South Africa
0 kt per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
South Africa rank
70th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
0000196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0 kt per person against 0 kt per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 kt 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 68th and South Africa ranks 70th of 176 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 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that), Botswana or South Africa?
Botswana, at 0 kt per person against 0 kt per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) between Botswana and South Africa?
0 kt 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that)?
Botswana ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 70th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.