Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Botswana

Fertilizer use in Botswana in 2023 — 93.1 kg/ha. Ranked 90 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3,245.7%.

2023 93.1 kg/ha +28.03% vs 2022
World rank 90of 191
Period maximum 93.1 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 1.1 kg/ha1985

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Botswana, 1961–2023025507510019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.8 kg/ha1962: 2.8 kg/ha1963: 2.8 kg/ha1964: 4 kg/ha1965: 5.3 kg/ha1966: 5.3 kg/ha1967: 6.8 kg/ha1968: 3.8 kg/ha1969: 3.8 kg/ha1970: 4.3 kg/ha1971: 4.1 kg/ha1972: 4.4 kg/ha1973: 4.7 kg/ha1974: 4.9 kg/ha1975: 6 kg/ha1976: 5 kg/ha1977: 5.2 kg/ha1978: 5.2 kg/ha1979: 2.7 kg/ha1980: 3.5 kg/ha1981: 3.5 kg/ha1982: 4.4 kg/ha1983: 3.2 kg/ha1984: 3 kg/ha1985: 1.1 kg/ha1986: 1.7 kg/ha1987: 2.2 kg/ha1988: 2.2 kg/ha1989: 2.2 kg/ha1990: 2.1 kg/ha1991: 3 kg/ha1992: 3.6 kg/ha1993: 2.9 kg/ha1994: 2.5 kg/ha1995: 6.6 kg/ha1996: 9.7 kg/ha1997: 12.7 kg/ha1998: 18.5 kg/ha1999: 19.2 kg/ha2000: 13.1 kg/ha2001: 23 kg/ha2009: 48.6 kg/ha2010: 83.1 kg/ha2011: 29.7 kg/ha2012: 54.8 kg/ha2013: 80.5 kg/ha2014: 57.8 kg/ha2015: 66 kg/ha2016: 46.9 kg/ha2017: 33.2 kg/ha2018: 58.2 kg/ha2019: 51.3 kg/ha2020: 66.2 kg/ha2021: 59.3 kg/ha2022: 72.7 kg/ha2023: 93.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +90.3 (+3,245.74%) Average annual rate: 5.83 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 93.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.6 kg/ha
Southern Africa computed 72.8 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 93.1 +20.4 +28.03%
2022 72.7 +13.4 +22.67%
2021 59.3 −6.9 −10.47%
2020 66.2 +14.9 +29.07%
2019 51.3 −6.9 −11.92%
2018 58.2 +25 +75.48%
2017 33.2 −13.7 −29.28%
2016 46.9 −19.1 −28.94%
2015 66 +8.2 +14.16%
2014 57.8 −22.7 −28.16%
2013 80.5 +25.7 +46.84%
2012 54.8 +25.2 +84.76%
2011 29.7 −53.4 −64.3%
2010 83.1 +34.5 +71.03%
2009 48.6
2001 23 +9.9 +75%
2000 13.1 −6 −31.43%
1999 19.2 +0.7 +3.77%
1998 18.5 +5.8 +45.81%
1997 12.7 +3 +30.8%
1996 9.7 +3.1 +46.28%
1995 6.6 +4.1 +161.5%
1994 2.5 −0.3 −11.39%
1993 2.9 −0.7 −20.63%
1992 3.6 +0.6 +20%
1991 3 +0.9 +40%
1990 2.1 −0 −1.43%
1989 2.2 −0 −1.21%
1988 2.2 +0 +0%
1987 2.2 +0.5 +32.09%
1986 1.7 +0.6 +50.33%
1985 1.1 −1.9 −62.6%
1984 3 −0.2 −7.69%
1983 3.2 −1.2 −27.78%
1982 4.4 +1 +27.94%
1981 3.5 +0 +0%
1980 3.5 +0.7 +27.27%
1979 2.7 −2.5 −47.88%
1978 5.2 +0 +0%
1977 5.2 +0.2 +5%
1976 5 −1 −16.67%
1975 6 +1.1 +22.39%
1974 4.9 +0.2 +3.21%
1973 4.7 +0.4 +8.57%
1972 4.4 +0.2 +5.8%
1971 4.1 −0.1 −2.94%
1970 4.3 +0.5 +13.33%
1969 3.8 +0 +0%
1968 3.8 −3 −44.44%
1967 6.8 +1.5 +27.36%
1966 5.3 +0 +0.95%
1965 5.3 +1.2 +30.92%
1964 4 +1.3 +45.45%
1963 2.8 +0 +0%
1962 2.8 −0 −0.9%
1961 2.8

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.