Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Botswana
Botswana: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 1.01 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.01 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Botswana peaked at 1.61 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.71 %, in 2007.
That places Botswana 244th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.53 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.54 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.55 % | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.56 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.57 % | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.59 % | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.61 % | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.56 % | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5 % | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.44 % | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.39 % | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.33 % | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.25 % | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.17 % | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.08 % | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1 % | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.92 % | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.84 % | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.76 % | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.88 % | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.83 % | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.78 % | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.71 % | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 % | +52.1% |
| 2009 | 1.22 % | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 1 % | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 % | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 % | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.55 % | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 1 % | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 % | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.01 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.01 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 % | 1.53 % | 1.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 % | 1.54 % | 1.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 % | 1.55 % | 1.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 % | 1.08 % | 1.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.902 % | 0.71 % | 1.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 % | 1 % | 1.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 % | 1.01 % | 1.01 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Botswana?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Botswana was 1.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 % in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Botswana ranks 244th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.