FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre was 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4623 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
202nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.7429 hectares per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.3247 hectares per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.7429 hectares per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3247 hectares per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Botswana 202nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7058 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7058 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7058 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7058 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7164 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7164 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7164 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7199 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7199 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7234 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7234 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7323 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7429 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5311 hectares per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4429 hectares per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6193 hectares per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6987 hectares per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6105 hectares per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6105 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5311 hectares per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4076 hectares per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4252 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6193 hectares per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3547 hectares per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4341 hectares per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3458 hectares per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4005 hectares per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3794 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3582 hectares per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3247 hectares per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4958 hectares per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5611 hectares per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4605 hectares per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5752 hectares per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5064 hectares per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4976 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4616 hectares per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4616 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4616 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4616 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2 hectares per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.37 hectares per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +52.7% | 0.3247 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4958 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +45.6% | 0.4252 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6193 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +43.3% | 0.4976 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -42.7% | 0.6193 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3547 hectares per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +39.8% | 0.4429 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6193 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -35.2% | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4616 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7068 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7093 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7076 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7194 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7323 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.562 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4076 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7429 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4274 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3247 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6193 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5061 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4605 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7129 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 199 Mongolia 0.7372 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 200 Guyana 0.5968 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 201 New Caledonia 0.5306 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 203 Mauritania 0.4463 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 204 Oman 0.3933 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 0.3696 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.4623 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7429 hectares per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3247 hectares per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 202nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.