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

157,322 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Botswana

262,320 hectares

in 2025

Switzerland

419,642 hectares

in 2025

Botswana rank

140th

Switzerland rank

137th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Botswana
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 419,642 hectares against 262,320 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 157,322 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	36,119 hectares	44,471 hectares	8,352 hectares	Switzerland
1100s	38,794 hectares	58,072 hectares	19,277 hectares	Switzerland
1200s	41,668 hectares	70,920 hectares	29,252 hectares	Switzerland
1300s	44,755 hectares	110,522 hectares	65,767 hectares	Switzerland
1400s	48,070 hectares	80,414 hectares	32,345 hectares	Switzerland
1500s	51,630 hectares	103,451 hectares	51,821 hectares	Switzerland
1600s	55,455 hectares	123,795 hectares	68,340 hectares	Switzerland
1700s	59,563 hectares	146,368 hectares	86,805 hectares	Switzerland
1710s	60,135 hectares	149,555 hectares	89,420 hectares	Switzerland
1720s	60,681 hectares	152,778 hectares	92,097 hectares	Switzerland
1730s	61,228 hectares	156,034 hectares	94,806 hectares	Switzerland
1740s	61,774 hectares	159,318 hectares	97,544 hectares	Switzerland
1750s	62,320 hectares	162,627 hectares	100,307 hectares	Switzerland
1760s	62,866 hectares	165,955 hectares	103,089 hectares	Switzerland
1770s	63,412 hectares	169,298 hectares	105,886 hectares	Switzerland
1780s	63,959 hectares	172,648 hectares	108,689 hectares	Switzerland
1790s	64,505 hectares	175,998 hectares	111,493 hectares	Switzerland
1800s	65,051 hectares	179,339 hectares	114,288 hectares	Switzerland
1810s	65,597 hectares	182,661 hectares	117,064 hectares	Switzerland
1820s	66,144 hectares	201,583 hectares	135,439 hectares	Switzerland
1830s	66,690 hectares	217,543 hectares	150,853 hectares	Switzerland
1840s	67,236 hectares	232,963 hectares	165,727 hectares	Switzerland
1850s	67,782 hectares	247,717 hectares	179,935 hectares	Switzerland
1860s	74,199 hectares	255,664 hectares	181,465 hectares	Switzerland
1870s	82,873 hectares	267,959 hectares	185,086 hectares	Switzerland
1880s	91,635 hectares	276,896 hectares	185,261 hectares	Switzerland
1890s	100,310 hectares	281,681 hectares	181,371 hectares	Switzerland
1900s	112,036 hectares	307,949 hectares	195,913 hectares	Switzerland
1910s	131,887 hectares	339,292 hectares	207,405 hectares	Switzerland
1920s	153,821 hectares	340,633 hectares	186,812 hectares	Switzerland
1930s	189,384 hectares	344,351 hectares	154,967 hectares	Switzerland
1940s	231,276 hectares	348,689 hectares	117,413 hectares	Switzerland
1950s	345,255 hectares	378,767 hectares	33,512 hectares	Switzerland
1960s	399,555 hectares	392,166 hectares	7,389 hectares	Botswana
1970s	402,000 hectares	384,794 hectares	17,206 hectares	Botswana
1980s	407,700 hectares	419,409 hectares	11,709 hectares	Switzerland
1990s	318,500 hectares	435,830 hectares	117,330 hectares	Switzerland
2000s	242,200 hectares	430,055 hectares	187,855 hectares	Switzerland
2010s	286,840 hectares	425,198 hectares	138,358 hectares	Switzerland
2020s	262,120 hectares	421,378 hectares	159,258 hectares	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Botswana or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 419,642 hectares against 262,320 hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Botswana and Switzerland?: 157,322 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Switzerland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Switzerland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Botswana ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 137th 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.