Botswana vs Namibia: Agricultural land per capita
Botswana
10.43 hectares per capita
in 2023
Namibia
13.1 hectares per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Namibia rank
4th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 13.1 hectares per capita against 10.43 hectares per capita in Botswana, a difference of 2.67 hectares per capita.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 4th of 225 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 | 46.01 hectares per capita | 58.42 hectares per capita | 12.4 hectares per capita | Namibia |
| 1970s | 36.93 hectares per capita | 44.94 hectares per capita | 8.02 hectares per capita | Namibia |
| 1980s | 23.8 hectares per capita | 35.46 hectares per capita | 11.66 hectares per capita | Namibia |
| 1990s | 17.65 hectares per capita | 24.76 hectares per capita | 7.11 hectares per capita | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.18 hectares per capita | 19.91 hectares per capita | 5.74 hectares per capita | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.86 hectares per capita | 16.56 hectares per capita | 4.7 hectares per capita | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.68 hectares per capita | 13.64 hectares per capita | 2.96 hectares per capita | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 13.1 hectares per capita against 10.43 hectares per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
- 2.67 hectares per capita, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 4th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.