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Agricultural land — Botswana

Agricultural land in Botswana in 2023 — 258,620 km². Ranked 43 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.5%.

2023 258,620 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 43of 209
Period maximum 260,210 km²1990
Period minimum 257,840 km²2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Botswana, 1961–2023257,000258,000259,000260,000261,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 260,000 km²1963: 260,000 km²1965: 260,010 km²1967: 260,010 km²1969: 260,010 km²1971: 260,010 km²1973: 260,020 km²1975: 260,020 km²1977: 260,020 km²1979: 260,040 km²1981: 260,040 km²1983: 260,060 km²1985: 260,080 km²1987: 260,100 km²1989: 260,150 km²1991: 259,010 km²1993: 259,510 km²1995: 259,460 km²1997: 259,010 km²1999: 258,410 km²2001: 258,010 km²2003: 257,960 km²2005: 258,150 km²2007: 257,840 km²2009: 259,180 km²2011: 259,260 km²2013: 258,820 km²2015: 258,616 km²2017: 258,616 km²2019: 258,620 km²2021: 258,620 km²2023: 258,620 km²
Change over the period: −1,380 (−0.53%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Botswana 258,620 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Southern Africa computed 1.65M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 258,620 +0 +0%
2022 258,620 +0 +0%
2021 258,620 +0 +0%
2020 258,620 +0 +0%
2019 258,620 +4 +0%
2018 258,616 +0 +0%
2017 258,616 +0 +0%
2016 258,616 +0 +0%
2015 258,616 −1,424 −0.55%
2014 260,040 +1,220 +0.47%
2013 258,820 −50 −0.02%
2012 258,870 −390 −0.15%
2011 259,260 +650 +0.25%
2010 258,610 −570 −0.22%
2009 259,180 +370 +0.14%
2008 258,810 +970 +0.38%
2007 257,840 −190 −0.07%
2006 258,030 −120 −0.05%
2005 258,150 −120 −0.05%
2004 258,270 +310 +0.12%
2003 257,960 −500 −0.19%
2002 258,460 +450 +0.17%
2001 258,010 −1,500 −0.58%
2000 259,510 +1,100 +0.43%
1999 258,410 +100 +0.04%
1998 258,310 −700 −0.27%
1997 259,010 −450 −0.17%
1996 259,460 +0 +0%
1995 259,460 −500 −0.19%
1994 259,960 +450 +0.17%
1993 259,510 +1,000 +0.39%
1992 258,510 −500 −0.19%
1991 259,010 −1,200 −0.46%
1990 260,210 +60 +0.02%
1989 260,150 +50 +0.02%
1988 260,100 +0 +0%
1987 260,100 +20 +0.01%
1986 260,080 +0 +0%
1985 260,080 +20 +0.01%
1984 260,060 +0 +0%
1983 260,060 +0 +0%
1982 260,060 +20 +0.01%
1981 260,040 +0 +0%
1980 260,040 +0 +0%
1979 260,040 +20 +0.01%
1978 260,020 +0 +0%
1977 260,020 +0 +0%
1976 260,020 +0 +0%
1975 260,020 +0 +0%
1974 260,020 +0 +0%
1973 260,020 +0 +0%
1972 260,020 +10 +0%
1971 260,010 +0 +0%
1970 260,010 +0 +0%
1969 260,010 +0 +0%
1968 260,010 +0 +0%
1967 260,010 +0 +0%
1966 260,010 +0 +0%
1965 260,010 +10 +0%
1964 260,000 +0 +0%
1963 260,000 +0 +0%
1962 260,000 +0 +0%
1961 260,000 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 963,410 NA Namibia 388,120 BW Botswana 258,620 LS Lesotho 23,607 SZ Eswatini 11,950
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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

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