Botswana vs Namibia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Botswana
45.17 percent
in 2023
Namibia
46.16 percent
in 2023
Botswana rank
23rd
Namibia rank
20th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 46.16 percent against 45.17 percent in Botswana, a difference of 0.99 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 20th of 209 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
| 1970s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
| 1980s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
| 1990s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
| 2000s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
| 2010s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
| 2020s | 45.17 percent | 46.16 percent | 0.99 percent | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 46.16 percent against 45.17 percent in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.99 percent, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Botswana ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 20th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).