What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Botswana and Comoros?

121,000 hectares, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Comoros?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Comoros: Arable and permanent cropland

Botswana

261,000 hectares

in 2011

Comoros

140,000 hectares

in 2011

Botswana rank

45th

Comoros rank

48th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Botswana
Comoros

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 261,000 hectares against 140,000 hectares in Comoros, a difference of 121,000 hectares.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.9 times Comoros's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 45th and Comoros ranks 48th of 52 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Comoros	Difference	Ahead
1960s	400,556 hectares	86,667 hectares	313,889 hectares	Botswana
1970s	402,000 hectares	91,000 hectares	311,000 hectares	Botswana
1980s	407,700 hectares	104,000 hectares	303,700 hectares	Botswana
1990s	318,500 hectares	120,500 hectares	198,000 hectares	Botswana
2000s	244,750 hectares	134,000 hectares	110,750 hectares	Botswana
2010s	261,000 hectares	140,000 hectares	121,000 hectares	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Botswana or Comoros?: Botswana, at 261,000 hectares against 140,000 hectares in Comoros as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Botswana and Comoros?: 121,000 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Comoros?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Comoros rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Botswana ranks 45th and Comoros ranks 48th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under