Afghanistan vs Botswana: Grazing land use over the long term
Afghanistan
30.55 million
in 2025
Botswana
25.60 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Botswana rank
28th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 30.55 million against 25.60 million in Botswana, a difference of 4.95 million.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Botswana ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.92 million | 3.91 million | 7.01 million | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 11.25 million | 4.16 million | 7.09 million | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 11.54 million | 4.43 million | 7.11 million | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 7.85 million | 4.71 million | 3.14 million | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 8.15 million | 5.00 million | 3.15 million | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 8.40 million | 5.32 million | 3.08 million | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 10.11 million | 5.66 million | 4.45 million | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 9.68 million | 6.02 million | 3.66 million | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 9.87 million | 6.02 million | 3.85 million | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 10.05 million | 6.01 million | 4.04 million | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 10.23 million | 6.01 million | 4.22 million | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 10.41 million | 6.00 million | 4.41 million | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 10.59 million | 5.99 million | 4.60 million | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 10.78 million | 5.98 million | 4.79 million | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 10.97 million | 5.98 million | 4.99 million | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 11.16 million | 5.97 million | 5.19 million | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 11.35 million | 5.96 million | 5.39 million | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 11.55 million | 5.95 million | 5.60 million | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 11.75 million | 5.94 million | 5.81 million | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 11.95 million | 5.93 million | 6.02 million | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 12.28 million | 5.92 million | 6.36 million | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 12.89 million | 5.91 million | 6.97 million | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 13.52 million | 5.90 million | 7.62 million | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 14.19 million | 6.39 million | 7.80 million | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 14.89 million | 7.07 million | 7.82 million | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 15.85 million | 7.74 million | 8.11 million | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 17.07 million | 8.39 million | 8.68 million | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 18.37 million | 9.28 million | 9.09 million | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 19.78 million | 10.81 million | 8.96 million | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 21.38 million | 12.49 million | 8.89 million | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 22.96 million | 15.22 million | 7.73 million | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 24.51 million | 18.41 million | 6.10 million | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 27.60 million | 25.05 million | 2.55 million | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 30.00 million | 25.59 million | 4.41 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 30.00 million | 25.60 million | 4.40 million | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 30.00 million | 25.60 million | 4.40 million | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.00 million | 25.60 million | 4.40 million | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.00 million | 25.60 million | 4.40 million | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 30.00 million | 25.60 million | 4.40 million | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 30.37 million | 25.60 million | 4.77 million | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Afghanistan or Botswana?
- Afghanistan, at 30.55 million against 25.60 million in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 4.95 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Botswana ranks 28th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.