Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Permanent crops — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 1000 ha per person for permanent crops — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Botswana 171st out of 178 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.
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +47.3% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2006 | +30.9% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 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 permanent crops — area, per capita in Botswana?
- Permanent crops — area, per capita in Botswana was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for permanent crops — area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent crops — 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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.