Botswana vs Switzerland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Botswana
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 5.89 kg/ha against 5.67 kg/ha in Botswana, a difference of 0.22 kg/ha.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 89th of 186 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2212 kg/ha | 37.5 kg/ha | 37.28 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.8677 kg/ha | 37.1 kg/ha | 36.23 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.5287 kg/ha | 30.61 kg/ha | 30.08 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.4289 kg/ha | 20.15 kg/ha | 19.73 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg/ha | 10.2 kg/ha | 9.13 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.72 kg/ha | 9.09 kg/ha | 7.38 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.53 kg/ha | 8.05 kg/ha | 4.52 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Botswana or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 5.89 kg/ha against 5.67 kg/ha in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Botswana and Switzerland?
- 0.22 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Switzerland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 89th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).