Arable land — Area, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2007.
That places Botswana 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +50.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +50.2% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
| 2014 | +41.5% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
| 2015 | -36.3% | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.1908 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Botswana?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Botswana was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.