Botswana vs Western Sahara: Agricultural land per capita
Botswana
10.43 hectares per capita
in 2023
Western Sahara
8.63 hectares per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Western Sahara rank
7th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Botswana
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.43 hectares per capita against 8.63 hectares per capita in Western Sahara, a difference of 1.8 hectares per capita.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Western Sahara ranks 7th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.01 hectares per capita | 115.62 hectares per capita | 69.61 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 36.93 hectares per capita | 64.65 hectares per capita | 27.73 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 23.8 hectares per capita | 34.3 hectares per capita | 10.5 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 17.65 hectares per capita | 23.88 hectares per capita | 6.23 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 14.18 hectares per capita | 15.26 hectares per capita | 1.08 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 11.86 hectares per capita | 10.57 hectares per capita | 1.29 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.68 hectares per capita | 8.87 hectares per capita | 1.81 hectares per capita | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Botswana or Western Sahara?
- Botswana, at 10.43 hectares per capita against 8.63 hectares per capita in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Botswana and Western Sahara?
- 1.8 hectares per capita, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Western Sahara rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Western Sahara ranks 7th 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.