Botswana vs India: Arable land

Botswana
0.1048 hectares per person
in 2023
India
0.107 hectares per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
106th
India rank
104th

Arable land over time

  • Botswana
  • India
00.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.107 hectares per person against 0.1048 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0022 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 106th and India ranks 104th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7071 hectares per person 0.3239 hectares per person 0.3832 hectares per person Botswana
1970s 0.5694 hectares per person 0.2677 hectares per person 0.3017 hectares per person Botswana
1980s 0.3719 hectares per person 0.2143 hectares per person 0.1576 hectares per person Botswana
1990s 0.2178 hectares per person 0.1711 hectares per person 0.0467 hectares per person Botswana
2000s 0.1321 hectares per person 0.1396 hectares per person 0.0075 hectares per person India
2010s 0.1308 hectares per person 0.1187 hectares per person 0.0121 hectares per person Botswana
2020s 0.1074 hectares per person 0.1085 hectares per person 0.0012 hectares per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Botswana or India?
India, at 0.107 hectares per person against 0.1048 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Botswana and India?
0.0022 hectares per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and India rank globally for arable land?
Botswana ranks 106th and India ranks 104th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.