Botswana vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Botswana
7.07 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
6.65 kg per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
South Africa rank
70th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7.07 kg per person against 6.65 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.42 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 175 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 | 2.54 kg per person | 5.27 kg per person | 2.73 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.54 kg per person | 10.99 kg per person | 9.46 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3739 kg per person | 12.07 kg per person | 11.7 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.19 kg per person | 8.86 kg per person | 7.67 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.9 kg per person | 8.36 kg per person | 4.47 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6.41 kg per person | 7.57 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.2 kg per person | 8.78 kg per person | 2.58 kg per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 7.07 kg per person against 6.65 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.42 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Botswana ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 70th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.