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Surface area — Botswana

Surface area in Botswana in 2023 — 581,730 km². Ranked 49 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 581,730 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 49of 215
Period maximum 581,730 km²1961
Period minimum 581,730 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Botswana, 1961–2023500,000550,000600,000650,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 581,730 km²1963: 581,730 km²1965: 581,730 km²1967: 581,730 km²1969: 581,730 km²1971: 581,730 km²1973: 581,730 km²1975: 581,730 km²1977: 581,730 km²1979: 581,730 km²1981: 581,730 km²1983: 581,730 km²1985: 581,730 km²1987: 581,730 km²1989: 581,730 km²1991: 581,730 km²1993: 581,730 km²1995: 581,730 km²1997: 581,730 km²1999: 581,730 km²2001: 581,730 km²2003: 581,730 km²2005: 581,730 km²2007: 581,730 km²2009: 581,730 km²2011: 581,730 km²2013: 581,730 km²2015: 581,730 km²2017: 581,730 km²2019: 581,730 km²2021: 581,730 km²2023: 581,730 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Botswana 581,730 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Southern Africa computed 2.67M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 41.54M km²
Surface area — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 581,730 +0 +0%
2022 581,730 +0 +0%
2021 581,730 +0 +0%
2020 581,730 +0 +0%
2019 581,730 +0 +0%
2018 581,730 +0 +0%
2017 581,730 +0 +0%
2016 581,730 +0 +0%
2015 581,730 +0 +0%
2014 581,730 +0 +0%
2013 581,730 +0 +0%
2012 581,730 +0 +0%
2011 581,730 +0 +0%
2010 581,730 +0 +0%
2009 581,730 +0 +0%
2008 581,730 +0 +0%
2007 581,730 +0 +0%
2006 581,730 +0 +0%
2005 581,730 +0 +0%
2004 581,730 +0 +0%
2003 581,730 +0 +0%
2002 581,730 +0 +0%
2001 581,730 +0 +0%
2000 581,730 +0 +0%
1999 581,730 +0 +0%
1998 581,730 +0 +0%
1997 581,730 +0 +0%
1996 581,730 +0 +0%
1995 581,730 +0 +0%
1994 581,730 +0 +0%
1993 581,730 +0 +0%
1992 581,730 +0 +0%
1991 581,730 +0 +0%
1990 581,730 +0 +0%
1989 581,730 +0 +0%
1988 581,730 +0 +0%
1987 581,730 +0 +0%
1986 581,730 +0 +0%
1985 581,730 +0 +0%
1984 581,730 +0 +0%
1983 581,730 +0 +0%
1982 581,730 +0 +0%
1981 581,730 +0 +0%
1980 581,730 +0 +0%
1979 581,730 +0 +0%
1978 581,730 +0 +0%
1977 581,730 +0 +0%
1976 581,730 +0 +0%
1975 581,730 +0 +0%
1974 581,730 +0 +0%
1973 581,730 +0 +0%
1972 581,730 +0 +0%
1971 581,730 +0 +0%
1970 581,730 +0 +0%
1969 581,730 +0 +0%
1968 581,730 +0 +0%
1967 581,730 +0 +0%
1966 581,730 +0 +0%
1965 581,730 +0 +0%
1964 581,730 +0 +0%
1963 581,730 +0 +0%
1962 581,730 +0 +0%
1961 581,730 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 1.22M NA Namibia 824,290 BW Botswana 581,730 LS Lesotho 30,360 SZ Eswatini 17,360
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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