What is the difference in land area between Botswana and Cameroon?

9.40 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Land area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Cameroon: Land area

Botswana

56.67 million hectares

in 2011

Cameroon

47.27 million hectares

in 2011

Botswana rank

22nd

Cameroon rank

23rd

Land area over time

Botswana
Cameroon

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 56.67 million hectares against 47.27 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 9.40 million hectares.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	56.67 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9.40 million hectares	Botswana
1970s	56.67 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9.40 million hectares	Botswana
1980s	56.67 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9.40 million hectares	Botswana
1990s	56.67 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9.40 million hectares	Botswana
2000s	56.67 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9.40 million hectares	Botswana
2010s	56.67 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9.40 million hectares	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Botswana or Cameroon?: Botswana, at 56.67 million hectares against 47.27 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in land area between Botswana and Cameroon?: 9.40 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for land area?: Botswana ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 23rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Land area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.