Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Botswana

Arable land per capita in Botswana in 2023 — 0.1048 ha/person. Ranked 106 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 86.1%.

2023 0.1048 ha/person −1.63% vs 2022
World rank 106of 206
Period maximum 0.7558 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0952 ha/person2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Botswana, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.7558 ha/person1963: 0.7216 ha/person1965: 0.6961 ha/person1967: 0.6885 ha/person1969: 0.6814 ha/person1971: 0.6661 ha/person1973: 0.6146 ha/person1975: 0.5567 ha/person1977: 0.5015 ha/person1979: 0.4469 ha/person1981: 0.4155 ha/person1983: 0.3871 ha/person1985: 0.3628 ha/person1987: 0.3411 ha/person1989: 0.3259 ha/person1991: 0.2236 ha/person1993: 0.2465 ha/person1995: 0.2302 ha/person1997: 0.1909 ha/person1999: 0.1462 ha/person2001: 0.1168 ha/person2003: 0.1098 ha/person2005: 0.116 ha/person2007: 0.0952 ha/person2009: 0.1587 ha/person2011: 0.1563 ha/person2013: 0.1308 ha/person2015: 0.1178 ha/person2017: 0.1145 ha/person2019: 0.1115 ha/person2021: 0.1083 ha/person2023: 0.1048 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.6509 (−86.13%) Average annual rate: -3.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Botswana 0.1048 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Southern Africa computed 0.1883 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1048 −0.0017 −1.63%
2022 0.1066 −0.0017 −1.58%
2021 0.1083 −0.0016 −1.48%
2020 0.1099 −0.0016 −1.43%
2019 0.1115 −0.0014 −1.26%
2018 0.1129 −0.0016 −1.41%
2017 0.1145 −0.0016 −1.41%
2016 0.1162 −0.0017 −1.41%
2015 0.1178 −0.0673 −36.34%
2014 0.1851 +0.0543 +41.5%
2013 0.1308 −0.0044 −3.23%
2012 0.1352 −0.0211 −13.5%
2011 0.1563 +0.0289 +22.66%
2010 0.1274 −0.0313 −19.75%
2009 0.1587 +0.0157 +10.95%
2008 0.1431 +0.0479 +50.25%
2007 0.0952 −0.012 −11.19%
2006 0.1072 −0.0088 −7.59%
2005 0.116 −0.009 −7.21%
2004 0.1251 +0.0152 +13.88%
2003 0.1098 −0.0306 −21.8%
2002 0.1404 +0.0236 +20.22%
2001 0.1168 −0.0919 −44.02%
2000 0.2087 +0.0625 +42.76%
1999 0.1462 +0.003 +2.12%
1998 0.1431 −0.0477 −25.01%
1997 0.1909 −0.0337 −15.02%
1996 0.2246 −0.0056 −2.41%
1995 0.2302 −0.0404 −14.92%
1994 0.2705 +0.0241 +9.77%
1993 0.2465 +0.0653 +36.05%
1992 0.1812 −0.0424 −18.98%
1991 0.2236 −0.0981 −30.49%
1990 0.3217 −0.0042 −1.3%
1989 0.3259 −0.0051 −1.55%
1988 0.331 −0.01 −2.94%
1987 0.3411 −0.0096 −2.74%
1986 0.3507 −0.0121 −3.33%
1985 0.3628 −0.011 −2.94%
1984 0.3737 −0.0134 −3.46%
1983 0.3871 −0.0141 −3.52%
1982 0.4013 −0.0142 −3.41%
1981 0.4155 −0.0144 −3.35%
1980 0.4299 −0.017 −3.81%
1979 0.4469 −0.0253 −5.35%
1978 0.4722 −0.0293 −5.85%
1977 0.5015 −0.0272 −5.14%
1976 0.5287 −0.028 −5.03%
1975 0.5567 −0.0284 −4.85%
1974 0.585 −0.0296 −4.82%
1973 0.6146 −0.0296 −4.6%
1972 0.6443 −0.0219 −3.28%
1971 0.6661 −0.0114 −1.69%
1970 0.6776 −0.0038 −0.55%
1969 0.6814 −0.0036 −0.53%
1968 0.685 −0.0036 −0.52%
1967 0.6885 −0.0037 −0.53%
1966 0.6922 −0.0039 −0.55%
1965 0.6961 −0.0086 −1.21%
1964 0.7046 −0.0169 −2.35%
1963 0.7216 −0.0171 −2.31%
1962 0.7386 −0.0171 −2.27%
1961 0.7558

Southern Africa, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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