Botswana vs Iraq: Arable land use per person
Botswana
0.1048 hectares per person
in 2023
Iraq
0.1102 hectares per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
106th
Iraq rank
103rd
Arable land use per person over time
- Botswana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1102 hectares per person against 0.1048 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7071 hectares per person | 0.5813 hectares per person | 0.1258 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.5694 hectares per person | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.1226 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3719 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | 0.0316 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.2178 hectares per person | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.0268 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1321 hectares per person | 0.1616 hectares per person | 0.0295 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1308 hectares per person | 0.1288 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1074 hectares per person | 0.1141 hectares per person | 0.0067 hectares per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Botswana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.1102 hectares per person against 0.1048 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Botswana and Iraq?
- 0.0054 hectares per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Iraq rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Botswana ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.