Botswana vs Zambia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7.69 kg/ha against 7.41 kg/ha in Zambia, a difference of 0.28 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 116th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 kg/ha | 0.488 kg/ha | 0.9011 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.79 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 0.2277 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.87 kg/ha | 2.54 kg/ha | 0.6681 kg/ha | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.4 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 0.5328 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.85 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 0.5937 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.18 kg/ha | 5.1 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.74 kg/ha | 6.38 kg/ha | 0.3606 kg/ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 7.69 kg/ha against 7.41 kg/ha in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.28 kg/ha, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 116th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).