Botswana vs Thailand: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Botswana
- Thailand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 56.67 million hectares against 51.09 million hectares in Thailand, a difference of 5.58 million hectares.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 51st of 238 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1970s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1980s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1990s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 56.67 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Botswana or Thailand?
- Botswana, at 56.67 million hectares against 51.09 million hectares in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Botswana and Thailand?
- 5.58 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Thailand rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 51st of 238 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.