Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2007.
Botswana ranks 172nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1994 | 0.007 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1539 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre 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 | +52.7% | 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.005 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +45.6% | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0062 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +43.3% | 0.005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -42.7% | 0.0062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +39.8% | 0.0044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0062 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -35.2% | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 169 Mongolia 0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 170 Guyana 0.006 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 171 New Caledonia 0.0053 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 173 Oman 0.0039 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 174 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0037 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 175 Suriname 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 172nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.