Botswana vs Niger: Grazing land use over the long term
Botswana
25.60 million
in 2025
Niger
28.78 million
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 against 25.60 million in Botswana, a difference of 3.18 million.
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 | 3.14 million | 769,370 | Botswana |
| 1100s | 4.16 million | 3.38 million | 781,830 | Botswana |
| 1200s | 4.43 million | 3.62 million | 810,050 | Botswana |
| 1300s | 4.71 million | 4.02 million | 690,370 | Botswana |
| 1400s | 5.00 million | 4.30 million | 702,080 | Botswana |
| 1500s | 5.32 million | 4.72 million | 606,530 | Botswana |
| 1600s | 5.66 million | 5.50 million | 158,230 | Botswana |
| 1700s | 6.02 million | 6.29 million | 268,650 | Niger |
| 1710s | 6.02 million | 6.31 million | 293,650 | Niger |
| 1720s | 6.01 million | 6.33 million | 321,790 | Niger |
| 1730s | 6.01 million | 6.36 million | 350,410 | Niger |
| 1740s | 6.00 million | 6.38 million | 379,500 | Niger |
| 1750s | 5.99 million | 6.40 million | 409,050 | Niger |
| 1760s | 5.98 million | 6.42 million | 439,050 | Niger |
| 1770s | 5.98 million | 6.45 million | 469,500 | Niger |
| 1780s | 5.97 million | 6.47 million | 500,380 | Niger |
| 1790s | 5.96 million | 6.49 million | 531,670 | Niger |
| 1800s | 5.95 million | 6.51 million | 563,390 | Niger |
| 1810s | 5.94 million | 6.54 million | 595,520 | Niger |
| 1820s | 5.93 million | 6.56 million | 628,030 | Niger |
| 1830s | 5.92 million | 6.58 million | 660,940 | Niger |
| 1840s | 5.91 million | 6.60 million | 694,220 | Niger |
| 1850s | 5.90 million | 6.63 million | 727,880 | Niger |
| 1860s | 6.39 million | 6.76 million | 367,040 | Niger |
| 1870s | 7.07 million | 6.97 million | 104,120 | Botswana |
| 1880s | 7.74 million | 7.25 million | 490,570 | Botswana |
| 1890s | 8.39 million | 7.55 million | 844,220 | Botswana |
| 1900s | 9.28 million | 7.85 million | 1.42 million | Botswana |
| 1910s | 10.81 million | 8.76 million | 2.05 million | Botswana |
| 1920s | 12.49 million | 9.49 million | 3.00 million | Botswana |
| 1930s | 15.22 million | 10.90 million | 4.32 million | Botswana |
| 1940s | 18.41 million | 12.41 million | 6.00 million | Botswana |
| 1950s | 25.05 million | 16.75 million | 8.30 million | Botswana |
| 1960s | 25.59 million | 19.94 million | 5.65 million | Botswana |
| 1970s | 25.60 million | 20.00 million | 5.60 million | Botswana |
| 1980s | 25.60 million | 21.11 million | 4.49 million | Botswana |
| 1990s | 25.60 million | 22.10 million | 3.50 million | Botswana |
| 2000s | 25.60 million | 26.35 million | 753,400 | Niger |
| 2010s | 25.60 million | 28.78 million | 3.18 million | Niger |
| 2020s | 25.60 million | 28.78 million | 3.18 million | 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 against 25.60 million in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Botswana and Niger?
- 3.18 million, 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?
- 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.