Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Botswana
Botswana: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 45.63 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Botswana is 45.63 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Botswana peaked at 45.91 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.5 %, in 2007.
Botswana ranks 95th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.88 % | — |
| 1962 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 45.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 45.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.86 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.83 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.81 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 45.78 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.74 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 45.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.53 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.67 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.63 % | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 45.63 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 45.63 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.88 % | 45.88 % | 45.88 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.88 % | 45.88 % | 45.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.89 % | 45.88 % | 45.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.8 % | 45.67 % | 45.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.59 % | 45.5 % | 45.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.68 % | 45.63 % | 45.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.63 % | 45.63 % | 45.63 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 9.99 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 45.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Botswana?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Botswana was 45.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 45.91 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5 % in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Botswana ranks 95th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.