Arable land — Area in Botswana
Botswana: Arable land — Area was 260 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Botswana is 260 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Botswana peaked at 420 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 182 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Botswana 158th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 399 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 399 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 399 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 399 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 400 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 401 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 403 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 403 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 403 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 405 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 407 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 409 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 409 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 414 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 420 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 405 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 390 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 375 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 360 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 345 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 345 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 323.57 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 302.14 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 280.71 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 259.29 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 237.86 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 216.43 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 195 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 226 1000 ha | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 213.5 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 201 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 182 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 279 1000 ha | +53.3% |
| 2009 | 316 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 259 1000 ha | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 324 1000 ha | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 285 1000 ha | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 280 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 402 1000 ha | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 259.6 1000 ha | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 259.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 259.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 259.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 260 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 260 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 260 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 260 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 260 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 260 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 260 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 260 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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 | +53.3% | 182 1000 ha | 279 1000 ha |
| 2014 | +43.6% | 280 1000 ha | 402 1000 ha |
| 2015 | -35.4% | 402 1000 ha | 259.6 1000 ha |
| 2011 | +25.1% | 259 1000 ha | 324 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 399.56 1000 ha | 399 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 401 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 403 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 406.7 1000 ha | 403 1000 ha | 414 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 354.64 1000 ha | 280.71 1000 ha | 420 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.61 1000 ha | 182 1000 ha | 316 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.84 1000 ha | 259 1000 ha | 402 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 260 1000 ha | 260 1000 ha | 260 1000 ha | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Botswana?
- Arable land — area in Botswana was 260 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 420 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for arable land — area?
- Botswana ranks 158th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.