Years colonized in Botswana

Botswana: Years colonized was 72 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
72
in 1966
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Botswana, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Botswana is 72, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Botswana peaked at 72 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Botswana 82nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Botswana, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 1 —
1896 2 +100.0%
1897 3 +50.0%
1898 4 +33.3%
1899 5 +25.0%
1900 6 +20.0%
1901 7 +16.7%
1902 8 +14.3%
1903 9 +12.5%
1904 10 +11.1%
1905 11 +10.0%
1906 12 +9.1%
1907 13 +8.3%
1908 14 +7.7%
1909 15 +7.1%
1910 16 +6.7%
1911 17 +6.2%
1912 18 +5.9%
1913 19 +5.6%
1914 20 +5.3%
1915 21 +5.0%
1916 22 +4.8%
1917 23 +4.5%
1918 24 +4.3%
1919 25 +4.2%
1920 26 +4.0%
1921 27 +3.8%
1922 28 +3.7%
1923 29 +3.6%
1924 30 +3.4%
1925 31 +3.3%
1926 32 +3.2%
1927 33 +3.1%
1928 34 +3.0%
1929 35 +2.9%
1930 36 +2.9%
1931 37 +2.8%
1932 38 +2.7%
1933 39 +2.6%
1934 40 +2.6%
1935 41 +2.5%
1936 42 +2.4%
1937 43 +2.4%
1938 44 +2.3%
1939 45 +2.3%
1940 46 +2.2%
1941 47 +2.2%
1942 48 +2.1%
1943 49 +2.1%
1944 50 +2.0%
1945 51 +2.0%
1946 52 +2.0%
1947 53 +1.9%
1948 54 +1.9%
1949 55 +1.9%
1950 56 +1.8%
1951 57 +1.8%
1952 58 +1.8%
1953 59 +1.7%
1954 60 +1.7%
1955 61 +1.7%
1956 62 +1.6%
1957 63 +1.6%
1958 64 +1.6%
1959 65 +1.6%
1960 66 +1.5%
1961 67 +1.5%
1962 68 +1.5%
1963 69 +1.5%
1964 70 +1.4%
1965 71 +1.4%
1966 72 +1.4%
1967 72 +0.0%
1968 72 +0.0%
1969 72 +0.0%
1970 72 +0.0%
1971 72 +0.0%
1972 72 +0.0%
1973 72 +0.0%
1974 72 +0.0%
1975 72 +0.0%
1976 72 +0.0%
1977 72 +0.0%
1978 72 +0.0%
1979 72 +0.0%
1980 72 +0.0%
1981 72 +0.0%
1982 72 +0.0%
1983 72 +0.0%
1984 72 +0.0%
1985 72 +0.0%
1986 72 +0.0%
1987 72 +0.0%
1988 72 +0.0%
1989 72 +0.0%
1990 72 +0.0%
1991 72 +0.0%
1992 72 +0.0%
1993 72 +0.0%
1994 72 +0.0%
1995 72 +0.0%
1996 72 +0.0%
1997 72 +0.0%
1998 72 +0.0%
1999 72 +0.0%
2000 72 +0.0%
2001 72 +0.0%
2002 72 +0.0%
2003 72 +0.0%
2004 72 +0.0%
2005 72 +0.0%
2006 72 +0.0%
2007 72 +0.0%
2008 72 +0.0%
2009 72 +0.0%
2010 72 +0.0%
2011 72 +0.0%
2012 72 +0.0%
2013 72 +0.0%
2014 72 +0.0%
2015 72 +0.0%
2016 72 +0.0%
2017 72 +0.0%
2018 72 +0.0%
2019 72 +0.0%
2020 72 +0.0%
2021 72 +0.0%
2022 72 +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 36% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1896 +100.0% 1 2
1897 +50.0% 2 3
1898 +33.3% 3 4
1899 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 1.5 0 5 10
1900s 10.5 6 15 10
1910s 20.5 16 25 10
1920s 30.5 26 35 10
1930s 40.5 36 45 10
1940s 50.5 46 55 10
1950s 60.5 56 65 10
1960s 69.9 66 72 10
1970s 72 72 72 10
1980s 72 72 72 10
1990s 72 72 72 10
2000s 72 72 72 10
2010s 72 72 72 10
2020s 72 72 72 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Botswana?
Years colonized in Botswana was 72 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 72 in 1966.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Botswana rank for years colonized?
Botswana ranks 82nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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