Temporary crops — Area in Botswana
Botswana: Temporary crops — Area was 158 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Botswana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 158 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Botswana peaked at 380 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 96 1000 ha, in 2003.
Botswana ranks 154th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 117.1 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 106.55 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 96 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 158 1000 ha | +64.6% |
| 2005 | 170 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 182 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 108 1000 ha | -40.7% |
| 2008 | 227 1000 ha | +110.2% |
| 2009 | 253 1000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 243 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 289 1000 ha | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 263 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 258 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 380 1000 ha | +47.3% |
| 2015 | 157.8 1000 ha | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 157.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 157.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 157.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 158 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 158 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 158 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — 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 | +110.2% | 108 1000 ha | 227 1000 ha |
| 2004 | +64.6% | 96 1000 ha | 158 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 157.52 1000 ha | 96 1000 ha | 253 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 222.22 1000 ha | 157.8 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 158 1000 ha | 158 1000 ha | 158 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 temporary crops — area in Botswana?
- Temporary crops — area in Botswana was 158 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 380 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Botswana rank for temporary crops — area?
- Botswana ranks 154th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — Area. 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.