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
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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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg 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) — 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.