Botswana vs Jordan: Arable land

Botswana
260,000 hectares
in 2023
Jordan
204,000 hectares
in 2023
Botswana rank
138th
Jordan rank
139th

Arable land over time

  • Botswana
  • Jordan
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 260,000 hectares against 204,000 hectares in Jordan, a difference of 56,000 hectares.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 138th and Jordan ranks 139th of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Jordan Difference Ahead
1960s 399,556 hectares 276,222 hectares 123,333 hectares Botswana
1970s 401,000 hectares 290,500 hectares 110,500 hectares Botswana
1980s 406,700 hectares 285,920 hectares 120,780 hectares Botswana
1990s 317,500 hectares 202,730 hectares 114,770 hectares Botswana
2000s 240,750 hectares 182,860 hectares 57,890 hectares Botswana
2010s 284,840 hectares 210,666 hectares 74,174 hectares Botswana
2020s 260,000 hectares 202,954 hectares 57,046 hectares Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Botswana or Jordan?
Botswana, at 260,000 hectares against 204,000 hectares in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Botswana and Jordan?
56,000 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jordan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Jordan rank globally for arable land?
Botswana ranks 138th and Jordan ranks 139th 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.