Botswana vs United States: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Botswana
45.63 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
46.08 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
77th
United States rank
74th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 46.08 hectares per square kilometre against 45.63 hectares per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.45 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Botswana ranks 77th and United States ranks 74th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.88 hectares per square kilometre | 47.92 hectares per square kilometre | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 45.88 hectares per square kilometre | 47.17 hectares per square kilometre | 1.29 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 45.89 hectares per square kilometre | 46.88 hectares per square kilometre | 0.994 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 45.73 hectares per square kilometre | 45.89 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1584 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 45.6 hectares per square kilometre | 45.19 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4094 hectares per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 45.68 hectares per square kilometre | 46.37 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6917 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 45.63 hectares per square kilometre | 46.18 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5428 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Botswana or United States?
- United States, at 46.08 hectares per square kilometre against 45.63 hectares per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Botswana and United States?
- 0.45 hectares per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and United States rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 77th and United States ranks 74th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.