Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Botswana or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.2218 against 0.214 in Botswana as of 2010.

What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Botswana and South Africa?

0.0078, with South Africa ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs South Africa: Cropland and pasture per person

Botswana

0.214

in 2010

South Africa

0.2218

in 2010

Botswana rank

60th

South Africa rank

57th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Botswana
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2218 against 0.214 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0078.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 20 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.8703	0.0537	0.8166	Botswana
1810s	0.9235	0.0534	0.87	Botswana
1820s	0.9815	0.0527	0.9288	Botswana
1830s	1.05	0.0499	0.9952	Botswana
1840s	1.12	0.0462	1.07	Botswana
1850s	1.19	0.0425	1.15	Botswana
1860s	1.27	0.084	1.19	Botswana
1870s	1.35	0.1231	1.23	Botswana
1880s	1.45	0.2136	1.23	Botswana
1890s	1.55	0.237	1.31	Botswana
1900s	1.66	0.2964	1.36	Botswana
1910s	1.74	0.3599	1.38	Botswana
1920s	1.57	0.3992	1.17	Botswana
1930s	1.2	0.4474	0.7551	Botswana
1940s	1.02	0.49	0.526	Botswana
1950s	0.7733	0.5807	0.1926	Botswana
1960s	0.8134	0.6443	0.1691	Botswana
1970s	0.6617	0.5097	0.152	Botswana
1980s	0.4825	0.3922	0.0903	Botswana
1990s	0.3192	0.3267	0.0075	South Africa
2000s	0.2509	0.2493	0.0016	Botswana
2010s	0.214	0.2218	0.0079	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Botswana or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.2218 against 0.214 in Botswana as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Botswana and South Africa?: 0.0078, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Botswana ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.