Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Botswana
Botswana: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 45.17 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Botswana stood at 45.17 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Botswana peaked at 45.17 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.17 percent, in 1961.
That places Botswana 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 45.17 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Botswana?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Botswana was 45.17 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 45.17 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.17 percent in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Botswana ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).