What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Botswana and Eswatini?

67,320 hectares, with Botswana ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Eswatini: Cropland extent over the long-term

Botswana

262,320 hectares

in 2025

Eswatini

195,000 hectares

in 2025

Botswana rank

140th

Eswatini rank

142nd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Botswana
Eswatini

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 262,320 hectares against 195,000 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 67,320 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 140th and Eswatini ranks 142nd of 202 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1000s	36,119 hectares	0 hectares	36,119 hectares	Botswana
1100s	38,794 hectares	2,833 hectares	35,962 hectares	Botswana
1200s	41,668 hectares	3,291 hectares	38,377 hectares	Botswana
1300s	44,755 hectares	3,745 hectares	41,009 hectares	Botswana
1400s	48,070 hectares	4,195 hectares	43,874 hectares	Botswana
1500s	51,630 hectares	4,642 hectares	46,989 hectares	Botswana
1600s	55,455 hectares	5,391 hectares	50,063 hectares	Botswana
1700s	59,563 hectares	7,668 hectares	51,895 hectares	Botswana
1710s	60,135 hectares	8,619 hectares	51,516 hectares	Botswana
1720s	60,681 hectares	9,570 hectares	51,111 hectares	Botswana
1730s	61,228 hectares	10,520 hectares	50,708 hectares	Botswana
1740s	61,774 hectares	11,469 hectares	50,305 hectares	Botswana
1750s	62,320 hectares	12,417 hectares	49,903 hectares	Botswana
1760s	62,866 hectares	13,364 hectares	49,502 hectares	Botswana
1770s	63,412 hectares	14,310 hectares	49,102 hectares	Botswana
1780s	63,959 hectares	15,256 hectares	48,703 hectares	Botswana
1790s	64,505 hectares	16,200 hectares	48,304 hectares	Botswana
1800s	65,051 hectares	17,144 hectares	47,907 hectares	Botswana
1810s	65,597 hectares	18,087 hectares	47,510 hectares	Botswana
1820s	66,144 hectares	19,029 hectares	47,115 hectares	Botswana
1830s	66,690 hectares	19,970 hectares	46,720 hectares	Botswana
1840s	67,236 hectares	20,910 hectares	46,326 hectares	Botswana
1850s	67,782 hectares	21,850 hectares	45,933 hectares	Botswana
1860s	74,199 hectares	24,149 hectares	50,050 hectares	Botswana
1870s	82,873 hectares	26,690 hectares	56,183 hectares	Botswana
1880s	91,635 hectares	29,498 hectares	62,137 hectares	Botswana
1890s	100,310 hectares	32,602 hectares	67,708 hectares	Botswana
1900s	112,036 hectares	36,032 hectares	76,004 hectares	Botswana
1910s	131,887 hectares	42,397 hectares	89,490 hectares	Botswana
1920s	153,821 hectares	49,426 hectares	104,395 hectares	Botswana
1930s	189,384 hectares	60,825 hectares	128,559 hectares	Botswana
1940s	231,276 hectares	58,753 hectares	172,523 hectares	Botswana
1950s	345,255 hectares	110,022 hectares	235,234 hectares	Botswana
1960s	399,555 hectares	141,100 hectares	258,455 hectares	Botswana
1970s	402,000 hectares	167,600 hectares	234,400 hectares	Botswana
1980s	407,700 hectares	169,100 hectares	238,600 hectares	Botswana
1990s	318,500 hectares	191,100 hectares	127,400 hectares	Botswana
2000s	242,200 hectares	191,600 hectares	50,600 hectares	Botswana
2010s	286,840 hectares	193,800 hectares	93,040 hectares	Botswana
2020s	262,120 hectares	195,000 hectares	67,120 hectares	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Botswana or Eswatini?: Botswana, at 262,320 hectares against 195,000 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Botswana and Eswatini?: 67,320 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Botswana ranks 140th and Eswatini ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.