Fertiliser use in Botswana
Farmers in Botswana used 93.1 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Botswana, 2024
93.1
Change from 2023
0%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
97th of 190
Fertiliser use in Botswana over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.1 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 93.1 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 72.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 59.3 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 66.2 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 51.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 58.2 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 33.2 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 46.9 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 66.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 57.8 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 80.5 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 54.8 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 29.7 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 83.1 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 48.6 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | – | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | – | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | – | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | – | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | – | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | – | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | – | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 19.3 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 17.7 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 57.8 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +60.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 97th highest value.
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All statistics for Botswana
Cereal yield
900 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
45.6%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.44e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
59.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
4.78e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
67.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT