Botswana vs Niger: Grazing land use over the long-term

Botswana
25.60 million hectares
in 2025
Niger
28.78 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
28th
Niger rank
27th

Grazing land use over the long-term over time

  • Botswana
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 28.78 million hectares against 25.60 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 3.18 million hectares.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 28th and Niger ranks 27th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 20 and Niger in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Niger Difference Ahead
1000s 3.91 million hectares 3.14 million hectares 769,370 hectares Botswana
1100s 4.16 million hectares 3.38 million hectares 781,830 hectares Botswana
1200s 4.43 million hectares 3.62 million hectares 810,050 hectares Botswana
1300s 4.71 million hectares 4.02 million hectares 690,370 hectares Botswana
1400s 5.00 million hectares 4.30 million hectares 702,080 hectares Botswana
1500s 5.32 million hectares 4.72 million hectares 606,530 hectares Botswana
1600s 5.66 million hectares 5.50 million hectares 158,230 hectares Botswana
1700s 6.02 million hectares 6.29 million hectares 268,650 hectares Niger
1710s 6.02 million hectares 6.31 million hectares 293,650 hectares Niger
1720s 6.01 million hectares 6.33 million hectares 321,790 hectares Niger
1730s 6.01 million hectares 6.36 million hectares 350,410 hectares Niger
1740s 6.00 million hectares 6.38 million hectares 379,500 hectares Niger
1750s 5.99 million hectares 6.40 million hectares 409,050 hectares Niger
1760s 5.98 million hectares 6.42 million hectares 439,050 hectares Niger
1770s 5.98 million hectares 6.45 million hectares 469,500 hectares Niger
1780s 5.97 million hectares 6.47 million hectares 500,380 hectares Niger
1790s 5.96 million hectares 6.49 million hectares 531,670 hectares Niger
1800s 5.95 million hectares 6.51 million hectares 563,390 hectares Niger
1810s 5.94 million hectares 6.54 million hectares 595,520 hectares Niger
1820s 5.93 million hectares 6.56 million hectares 628,030 hectares Niger
1830s 5.92 million hectares 6.58 million hectares 660,940 hectares Niger
1840s 5.91 million hectares 6.60 million hectares 694,220 hectares Niger
1850s 5.90 million hectares 6.63 million hectares 727,880 hectares Niger
1860s 6.39 million hectares 6.76 million hectares 367,040 hectares Niger
1870s 7.07 million hectares 6.97 million hectares 104,120 hectares Botswana
1880s 7.74 million hectares 7.25 million hectares 490,570 hectares Botswana
1890s 8.39 million hectares 7.55 million hectares 844,220 hectares Botswana
1900s 9.28 million hectares 7.85 million hectares 1.42 million hectares Botswana
1910s 10.81 million hectares 8.76 million hectares 2.05 million hectares Botswana
1920s 12.49 million hectares 9.49 million hectares 3.00 million hectares Botswana
1930s 15.22 million hectares 10.90 million hectares 4.32 million hectares Botswana
1940s 18.41 million hectares 12.41 million hectares 6.00 million hectares Botswana
1950s 25.05 million hectares 16.75 million hectares 8.30 million hectares Botswana
1960s 25.59 million hectares 19.94 million hectares 5.65 million hectares Botswana
1970s 25.60 million hectares 20.00 million hectares 5.60 million hectares Botswana
1980s 25.60 million hectares 21.11 million hectares 4.49 million hectares Botswana
1990s 25.60 million hectares 22.10 million hectares 3.50 million hectares Botswana
2000s 25.60 million hectares 26.35 million hectares 753,400 hectares Niger
2010s 25.60 million hectares 28.78 million hectares 3.18 million hectares Niger
2020s 25.60 million hectares 28.78 million hectares 3.18 million hectares Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Botswana or Niger?
Niger, at 28.78 million hectares against 25.60 million hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Botswana and Niger?
3.18 million hectares, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Niger rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
Botswana ranks 28th and Niger ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.