Botswana vs Namibia: Agricultural land use, per capita
Botswana
10.43 hectares per person
in 2023
Namibia
13.1 hectares per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
5th
Namibia rank
3rd
Agricultural land use, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 13.1 hectares per person against 10.43 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 2.67 hectares per person.
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 5th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 209 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 person | 58.42 hectares per person | 12.4 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 36.93 hectares per person | 44.94 hectares per person | 8.02 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 23.8 hectares per person | 35.46 hectares per person | 11.66 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 17.65 hectares per person | 24.76 hectares per person | 7.11 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.18 hectares per person | 19.91 hectares per person | 5.74 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.86 hectares per person | 16.56 hectares per person | 4.7 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.68 hectares per person | 13.64 hectares per person | 2.96 hectares per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 13.1 hectares per person against 10.43 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
- 2.67 hectares per person, 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 use, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, 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 use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.