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 143rd of 225 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.75 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 260 1000 ha (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 143rd out of 225 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.