Botswana vs Tanzania: Land use over the long-term
Botswana
25.60 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
24.00 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
28th
Tanzania rank
30th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 25.60 million hectares against 24.00 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 1.60 million hectares.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Botswana ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Tanzania in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.91 million hectares | 4.15 million hectares | 236,930 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1100s | 4.16 million hectares | 6.47 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1200s | 4.43 million hectares | 8.67 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1300s | 4.71 million hectares | 10.72 million hectares | 6.01 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1400s | 5.00 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1500s | 5.32 million hectares | 7.85 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1600s | 5.66 million hectares | 9.08 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1700s | 6.02 million hectares | 10.03 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1710s | 6.02 million hectares | 10.74 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1720s | 6.01 million hectares | 11.44 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1730s | 6.01 million hectares | 12.12 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1740s | 6.00 million hectares | 12.78 million hectares | 6.78 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1750s | 5.99 million hectares | 13.43 million hectares | 7.44 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1760s | 5.98 million hectares | 14.06 million hectares | 8.07 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1770s | 5.98 million hectares | 14.67 million hectares | 8.69 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1780s | 5.97 million hectares | 15.25 million hectares | 9.28 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 5.96 million hectares | 15.82 million hectares | 9.86 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 5.95 million hectares | 16.36 million hectares | 10.41 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 5.94 million hectares | 16.87 million hectares | 10.93 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 5.93 million hectares | 17.36 million hectares | 11.43 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 5.92 million hectares | 17.81 million hectares | 11.89 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 5.91 million hectares | 18.23 million hectares | 12.32 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 5.90 million hectares | 18.61 million hectares | 12.71 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 6.39 million hectares | 18.10 million hectares | 11.70 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 7.07 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 7.74 million hectares | 17.02 million hectares | 9.28 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 8.39 million hectares | 16.95 million hectares | 8.56 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 9.28 million hectares | 15.22 million hectares | 5.94 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 10.81 million hectares | 14.16 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 12.49 million hectares | 13.63 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 15.22 million hectares | 15.09 million hectares | 130,500 hectares | Botswana |
| 1940s | 18.41 million hectares | 16.30 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1950s | 25.05 million hectares | 18.89 million hectares | 6.16 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1960s | 25.59 million hectares | 19.99 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1970s | 25.60 million hectares | 20.90 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1980s | 25.60 million hectares | 21.90 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1990s | 25.60 million hectares | 22.80 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 25.60 million hectares | 24.00 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 25.60 million hectares | 23.97 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 25.60 million hectares | 24.00 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Botswana or Tanzania?
- Botswana, at 25.60 million hectares against 24.00 million hectares in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Botswana and Tanzania?
- 1.60 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.