Botswana vs Nigeria: Grazing land use over the long-term
Botswana
25.60 million hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
25.06 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
28th
Nigeria rank
29th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 25.60 million hectares against 25.06 million hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 542,200 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Botswana ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.91 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 4.16 million hectares | 10.10 million hectares | 5.94 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 4.43 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 4.71 million hectares | 11.65 million hectares | 6.94 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 5.00 million hectares | 12.69 million hectares | 7.68 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 5.32 million hectares | 13.68 million hectares | 8.36 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 5.66 million hectares | 17.07 million hectares | 11.41 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 6.02 million hectares | 21.52 million hectares | 15.50 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 6.02 million hectares | 20.87 million hectares | 14.86 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 6.01 million hectares | 20.24 million hectares | 14.23 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 6.01 million hectares | 19.63 million hectares | 13.62 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 6.00 million hectares | 19.03 million hectares | 13.03 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 5.99 million hectares | 18.44 million hectares | 12.45 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 5.98 million hectares | 17.88 million hectares | 11.89 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 5.98 million hectares | 17.32 million hectares | 11.35 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 5.97 million hectares | 16.79 million hectares | 10.82 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 5.96 million hectares | 16.26 million hectares | 10.30 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 5.95 million hectares | 15.76 million hectares | 9.80 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 5.94 million hectares | 15.26 million hectares | 9.32 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 5.93 million hectares | 14.78 million hectares | 8.85 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 5.92 million hectares | 14.31 million hectares | 8.39 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 5.91 million hectares | 13.85 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 5.90 million hectares | 13.41 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 6.39 million hectares | 13.66 million hectares | 7.27 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 7.07 million hectares | 13.97 million hectares | 6.90 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 7.74 million hectares | 14.44 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 8.39 million hectares | 15.08 million hectares | 6.69 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 9.28 million hectares | 15.64 million hectares | 6.36 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 10.81 million hectares | 16.78 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 12.49 million hectares | 18.03 million hectares | 5.54 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 15.22 million hectares | 20.71 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 18.41 million hectares | 23.55 million hectares | 5.14 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 25.05 million hectares | 27.20 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 25.59 million hectares | 27.00 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 25.60 million hectares | 26.89 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 25.60 million hectares | 26.39 million hectares | 788,900 hectares | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 25.60 million hectares | 25.95 million hectares | 348,600 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.60 million hectares | 24.12 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 25.60 million hectares | 24.97 million hectares | 632,640 hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 25.60 million hectares | 25.09 million hectares | 509,717 hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Botswana, at 25.60 million hectares against 25.06 million hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 542,200 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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.