Australia vs Botswana: Agricultural land per capita
Australia
13.73 hectares per capita
in 2023
Botswana
10.43 hectares per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Botswana rank
6th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.73 hectares per capita against 10.43 hectares per capita in Botswana, a difference of 3.3 hectares per capita.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Botswana ranks 6th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Botswana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.06 hectares per capita | 46.01 hectares per capita | 2.95 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 1970s | 36.31 hectares per capita | 36.93 hectares per capita | 0.6119 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 1980s | 30.65 hectares per capita | 23.8 hectares per capita | 6.86 hectares per capita | Australia |
| 1990s | 25.73 hectares per capita | 17.65 hectares per capita | 8.08 hectares per capita | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.7 hectares per capita | 14.18 hectares per capita | 6.52 hectares per capita | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.56 hectares per capita | 11.86 hectares per capita | 3.7 hectares per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.86 hectares per capita | 10.68 hectares per capita | 3.18 hectares per capita | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 13.73 hectares per capita against 10.43 hectares per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Australia and Botswana?
- 3.3 hectares per capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Botswana ranks 6th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land 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 land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.