Botswana vs South Africa: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 15.38 kg/ha against 15.26 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0.12 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 129th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.84 kg/ha | 7 kg/ha | 0.1577 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 9.58 kg/ha | 9.99 kg/ha | 0.4084 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.84 kg/ha | 10.6 kg/ha | 0.244 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 1990s | 9.54 kg/ha | 10.04 kg/ha | 0.5024 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 12.53 kg/ha | 10 kg/ha | 2.52 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9.82 kg/ha | 13.46 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 10.85 kg/ha | 17.37 kg/ha | 6.53 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland potassium per unit area, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 15.38 kg/ha against 15.26 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland potassium per unit area between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.12 kg/ha, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 129th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).