Botswana vs Namibia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Botswana
10.09 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia
12.81 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
5th
Namibia rank
2nd
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 12.81 hectares per person against 10.09 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 2.72 hectares per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.43 hectares per person | 60.06 hectares per person | 13.63 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 36.93 hectares per person | 45.7 hectares per person | 8.78 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 23.8 hectares per person | 36.07 hectares per person | 12.27 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 17.65 hectares per person | 24.72 hectares per person | 7.07 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.18 hectares per person | 20.36 hectares per person | 6.18 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.86 hectares per person | 16.92 hectares per person | 5.06 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.51 hectares per person | 13.6 hectares per person | 3.09 hectares per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 12.81 hectares per person against 10.09 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
- 2.72 hectares per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.