Botswana vs Israel: Arable land — Area

Botswana
260 1000 ha
in 2024
Israel
257.4 1000 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
147th
Israel rank
148th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Botswana
  • Israel
0100200300400196119922024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 260 1000 ha against 257.4 1000 ha in Israel, a difference of 2.6 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 147th and Israel ranks 148th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 399.56 1000 ha 318.78 1000 ha 80.78 1000 ha Botswana
1970s 401 1000 ha 328.5 1000 ha 72.5 1000 ha Botswana
1980s 406.7 1000 ha 329.9 1000 ha 76.8 1000 ha Botswana
1990s 354.64 1000 ha 341.8 1000 ha 12.84 1000 ha Botswana
2000s 232.61 1000 ha 319.78 1000 ha 87.17 1000 ha Israel
2010s 284.84 1000 ha 321.11 1000 ha 36.27 1000 ha Israel
2020s 260 1000 ha 269.04 1000 ha 9.04 1000 ha Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Botswana or Israel?
Botswana, at 260 1000 ha against 257.4 1000 ha in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Botswana and Israel?
2.6 1000 ha, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for arable land — area?
Botswana ranks 147th and Israel ranks 148th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.