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
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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.