Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana
Botswana: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3512 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3512
Change on year
up 58.5%
World rank
89th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.58
in 1962
All-time low
0.2216
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana stood at 0.3512.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.5% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana peaked at 1.58 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2216, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 89th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.58 | +57.7% |
| 1963 | 1.48 | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 1.37 | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.42 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.3 | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | -19.5% |
| 1968 | 1.26 | +20.1% |
| 1969 | 1.06 | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 1.41 | +32.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7988 | -43.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9287 | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | +22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7704 | -32.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8778 | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6937 | -21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7911 | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9084 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8999 | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8609 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.02 | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.17 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.05 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7449 | -30.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7875 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | +41.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8102 | -27.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8177 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9598 | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9968 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8549 | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7181 | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 0.768 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6987 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6777 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9396 | +38.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5223 | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 0.603 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4701 | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5755 | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5081 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4756 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.447 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6183 | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6988 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5124 | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5413 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6106 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6557 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7754 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4482 | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4514 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4584 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3456 | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4024 | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2656 | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3309 | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2216 | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3512 | +58.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3512 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3512 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 | 1 | 1.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9364 | 0.6937 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9751 | 0.7449 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8416 | 0.6777 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5858 | 0.447 | 0.9396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5201 | 0.3456 | 0.7754 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2923 | 0.2216 | 0.3512 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Botswana was 0.3512 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2216 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).