Botswana vs Iraq: Arable land

Botswana
0.1048 hectares per person
in 2023
Iraq
0.1102 hectares per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
106th
Iraq rank
103rd

Arable land over time

  • Botswana
  • Iraq
00.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1102 hectares per person against 0.1048 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7071 hectares per person 0.5813 hectares per person 0.1258 hectares per person Botswana
1970s 0.5694 hectares per person 0.4468 hectares per person 0.1226 hectares per person Botswana
1980s 0.3719 hectares per person 0.3403 hectares per person 0.0316 hectares per person Botswana
1990s 0.2178 hectares per person 0.2447 hectares per person 0.0268 hectares per person Iraq
2000s 0.1321 hectares per person 0.1616 hectares per person 0.0295 hectares per person Iraq
2010s 0.1308 hectares per person 0.1288 hectares per person 0.002 hectares per person Botswana
2020s 0.1074 hectares per person 0.1141 hectares per person 0.0067 hectares per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Botswana or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.1102 hectares per person against 0.1048 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Botswana and Iraq?
0.0054 hectares per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Iraq rank globally for arable land?
Botswana ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd 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.