What is land use over the long-term in Botswana?

Land use over the long-term in Botswana was 25.60 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 25.60 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 3.91 million hectares in 1000.

How does Botswana rank for land use over the long-term?

Botswana ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Botswana

Name: Land use over the long-term in Botswana
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Botswana: Land use over the long-term was 25.60 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

25.60 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

28th

of 202 countries

All-time high

25.60 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

3.91 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Botswana, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 25.60 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Botswana peaked at 25.60 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.91 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Botswana 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	3.91 million hectares	3.91 million hectares	3.91 million hectares	1
1100s	4.16 million hectares	4.16 million hectares	4.16 million hectares	1
1200s	4.43 million hectares	4.43 million hectares	4.43 million hectares	1
1300s	4.71 million hectares	4.71 million hectares	4.71 million hectares	1
1400s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	1
1500s	5.32 million hectares	5.32 million hectares	5.32 million hectares	1
1600s	5.66 million hectares	5.66 million hectares	5.66 million hectares	1
1700s	6.02 million hectares	6.02 million hectares	6.02 million hectares	1
1710s	6.02 million hectares	6.02 million hectares	6.02 million hectares	1
1720s	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	1
1730s	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	1
1740s	6.00 million hectares	6.00 million hectares	6.00 million hectares	1
1750s	5.99 million hectares	5.99 million hectares	5.99 million hectares	1
1760s	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	1
1770s	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	1
1780s	5.97 million hectares	5.97 million hectares	5.97 million hectares	1
1790s	5.96 million hectares	5.96 million hectares	5.96 million hectares	1
1800s	5.95 million hectares	5.95 million hectares	5.95 million hectares	1
1810s	5.94 million hectares	5.94 million hectares	5.94 million hectares	1
1820s	5.93 million hectares	5.93 million hectares	5.93 million hectares	1
1830s	5.92 million hectares	5.92 million hectares	5.92 million hectares	1
1840s	5.91 million hectares	5.91 million hectares	5.91 million hectares	1
1850s	5.90 million hectares	5.90 million hectares	5.90 million hectares	1
1860s	6.39 million hectares	6.39 million hectares	6.39 million hectares	1
1870s	7.07 million hectares	7.07 million hectares	7.07 million hectares	1
1880s	7.74 million hectares	7.74 million hectares	7.74 million hectares	1
1890s	8.39 million hectares	8.39 million hectares	8.39 million hectares	1
1900s	9.28 million hectares	9.28 million hectares	9.28 million hectares	1
1910s	10.81 million hectares	10.81 million hectares	10.81 million hectares	1
1920s	12.49 million hectares	12.49 million hectares	12.49 million hectares	1
1930s	15.22 million hectares	15.22 million hectares	15.22 million hectares	1
1940s	18.41 million hectares	18.41 million hectares	18.41 million hectares	1
1950s	25.05 million hectares	24.20 million hectares	25.41 million hectares	10
1960s	25.59 million hectares	25.49 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	10
1970s	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	10
1980s	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	10
1990s	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	10
2000s	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	10
2010s	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	10
2020s	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	25.60 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Botswana

25 Afghanistan 30.55 million hectares compare
26 Iran 29.48 million hectares compare
27 Niger 28.78 million hectares compare
29 Nigeria 25.06 million hectares compare
30 Tanzania 24.00 million hectares compare
31 Yemen 22.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Botswana

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Botswana?: Land use over the long-term in Botswana was 25.60 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 25.60 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 3.91 million hectares in 1000.
How does Botswana rank for land use over the long-term?: Botswana ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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