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

71,480 hectares, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 East Timor: Cropland extent over the long-term

Botswana

262,320 hectares

in 2025

East Timor

190,840 hectares

in 2025

Botswana rank

140th

East Timor rank

143rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Botswana
East Timor

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 262,320 hectares against 190,840 hectares in East Timor, a difference of 71,480 hectares.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times East Timor's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 140th and East Timor ranks 143rd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1000s	36,119 hectares	8,314 hectares	27,805 hectares	Botswana
1100s	38,794 hectares	10,389 hectares	28,405 hectares	Botswana
1200s	41,668 hectares	12,983 hectares	28,685 hectares	Botswana
1300s	44,755 hectares	16,225 hectares	28,530 hectares	Botswana
1400s	48,070 hectares	20,277 hectares	27,793 hectares	Botswana
1500s	51,630 hectares	25,342 hectares	26,289 hectares	Botswana
1600s	55,455 hectares	31,672 hectares	23,783 hectares	Botswana
1700s	59,563 hectares	39,585 hectares	19,978 hectares	Botswana
1710s	60,135 hectares	40,318 hectares	19,817 hectares	Botswana
1720s	60,681 hectares	41,064 hectares	19,618 hectares	Botswana
1730s	61,228 hectares	41,824 hectares	19,404 hectares	Botswana
1740s	61,774 hectares	42,598 hectares	19,176 hectares	Botswana
1750s	62,320 hectares	43,386 hectares	18,934 hectares	Botswana
1760s	62,866 hectares	44,189 hectares	18,677 hectares	Botswana
1770s	63,412 hectares	45,007 hectares	18,406 hectares	Botswana
1780s	63,959 hectares	45,840 hectares	18,119 hectares	Botswana
1790s	64,505 hectares	46,688 hectares	17,817 hectares	Botswana
1800s	65,051 hectares	47,552 hectares	17,499 hectares	Botswana
1810s	65,597 hectares	48,432 hectares	17,165 hectares	Botswana
1820s	66,144 hectares	52,643 hectares	13,500 hectares	Botswana
1830s	66,690 hectares	57,220 hectares	9,469 hectares	Botswana
1840s	67,236 hectares	62,196 hectares	5,041 hectares	Botswana
1850s	67,782 hectares	67,603 hectares	179.2 hectares	Botswana
1860s	74,199 hectares	73,481 hectares	718.4 hectares	Botswana
1870s	82,873 hectares	76,675 hectares	6,198 hectares	Botswana
1880s	91,635 hectares	80,008 hectares	11,627 hectares	Botswana
1890s	100,310 hectares	83,486 hectares	16,824 hectares	Botswana
1900s	112,036 hectares	87,115 hectares	24,921 hectares	Botswana
1910s	131,887 hectares	90,902 hectares	40,986 hectares	Botswana
1920s	153,821 hectares	94,688 hectares	59,133 hectares	Botswana
1930s	189,384 hectares	98,537 hectares	90,847 hectares	Botswana
1940s	231,276 hectares	102,742 hectares	128,534 hectares	Botswana
1950s	345,255 hectares	113,563 hectares	231,692 hectares	Botswana
1960s	399,555 hectares	80,698 hectares	318,857 hectares	Botswana
1970s	402,000 hectares	105,292 hectares	296,708 hectares	Botswana
1980s	407,700 hectares	141,400 hectares	266,300 hectares	Botswana
1990s	318,500 hectares	185,600 hectares	132,900 hectares	Botswana
2000s	242,200 hectares	185,000 hectares	57,200 hectares	Botswana
2010s	286,840 hectares	190,220 hectares	96,620 hectares	Botswana
2020s	262,120 hectares	191,190 hectares	70,930 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 East Timor?: Botswana, at 262,320 hectares against 190,840 hectares in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Botswana and East Timor?: 71,480 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Botswana ranks 140th and East Timor ranks 143rd 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.