Botswana vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Botswana
2.12 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
2 kg per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
South Africa rank
70th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.12 kg per person against 2 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.12 kg 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 | 0.7621 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 0.8189 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4613 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | 2.84 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1122 kg per person | 3.62 kg per person | 3.51 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3555 kg per person | 2.66 kg per person | 2.3 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.17 kg per person | 2.51 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.92 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 0.3473 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.86 kg per person | 2.63 kg per person | 0.7731 kg per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 2.12 kg per person against 2 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.12 kg 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) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.