Which has higher cropland area, Botswana or Israel?

Botswana, at 425,168 against 398,147 in Israel as of 2010.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

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

Botswana vs Israel: Cropland area

Botswana

425,168

in 2010

Israel

398,147

in 2010

Botswana rank

125th

Israel rank

128th

Cropland area over time

Botswana
Israel

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 425,168 against 398,147 in Israel, a difference of 27,021.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Israel ahead.

Botswana ranks 125th and Israel ranks 128th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 17 and Israel in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1780s	93,072	140,850	47,778	Israel
1790s	98,895	140,496	41,601	Israel
1800s	105,309	140,219	34,910	Israel
1810s	111,740	139,553	27,813	Israel
1820s	118,756	138,991	20,235	Israel
1830s	126,457	142,441	15,984	Israel
1840s	134,949	142,884	7,935	Israel
1850s	144,141	142,785	1,356	Botswana
1860s	153,954	142,558	11,396	Botswana
1870s	164,250	141,365	22,885	Botswana
1880s	176,321	148,743	27,578	Botswana
1890s	188,896	155,763	33,133	Botswana
1900s	203,382	153,617	49,765	Botswana
1910s	220,019	152,404	67,615	Botswana
1920s	238,589	160,336	78,253	Botswana
1930s	260,726	174,655	86,071	Botswana
1940s	286,733	231,929	54,804	Botswana
1950s	319,362	272,271	47,091	Botswana
1960s	409,128	398,186	10,942	Botswana
1970s	415,518	372,377	43,141	Botswana
1980s	433,262	376,382	56,880	Botswana
1990s	410,784	399,269	11,515	Botswana
2000s	412,290	397,360	14,930	Botswana
2010s	425,168	398,147	27,021	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland area, Botswana or Israel?: Botswana, at 425,168 against 398,147 in Israel as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland area between Botswana and Israel?: 27,021, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for cropland area?: Botswana ranks 125th and Israel ranks 128th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cropland area
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.