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

194,000 hectares, with Gambia ahead.

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

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 Gambia: Arable and permanent cropland

Botswana

261,000 hectares

in 2011

Gambia

455,000 hectares

in 2011

Botswana rank

45th

Gambia rank

43rd

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Botswana
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 455,000 hectares against 261,000 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 194,000 hectares.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.7 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 45th and Gambia ranks 43rd of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	400,556 hectares	128,222 hectares	272,333 hectares	Botswana
1970s	402,000 hectares	159,400 hectares	242,600 hectares	Botswana
1980s	407,700 hectares	184,800 hectares	222,900 hectares	Botswana
1990s	318,500 hectares	195,600 hectares	122,900 hectares	Botswana
2000s	244,750 hectares	328,100 hectares	83,350 hectares	Gambia
2010s	261,000 hectares	455,000 hectares	194,000 hectares	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Botswana or Gambia?: Gambia, at 455,000 hectares against 261,000 hectares in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Botswana and Gambia?: 194,000 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Botswana ranks 45th and Gambia ranks 43rd 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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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: 21 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