Botswana vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Botswana
0.7075 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.6654 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 0.7075 kg per person against 0.6654 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0421 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 | 0.254 kg per person | 0.527 kg per person | 0.273 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1538 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 0.9455 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0374 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1185 kg per person | 0.8857 kg per person | 0.7672 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3895 kg per person | 0.8361 kg per person | 0.4466 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6408 kg per person | 0.7566 kg per person | 0.1158 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6202 kg per person | 0.8778 kg per person | 0.2577 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 0.7075 kg per person against 0.6654 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?
- 0.0421 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.