Botswana vs Peru: Land used for agriculture
Botswana
18.85 million
in 2010
Peru
18.49 million
in 2010
Botswana rank
45th
Peru rank
46th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Botswana
- Peru
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.85 million against 18.49 million in Peru, a difference of 353,500.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 45th and Peru ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 23 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 6.37 million | 2.68 million | 3.69 million | Botswana |
| 1790s | 6.78 million | 2.61 million | 4.16 million | Botswana |
| 1800s | 7.21 million | 2.55 million | 4.66 million | Botswana |
| 1810s | 7.68 million | 2.50 million | 5.18 million | Botswana |
| 1820s | 8.17 million | 2.45 million | 5.73 million | Botswana |
| 1830s | 8.70 million | 2.82 million | 5.89 million | Botswana |
| 1840s | 9.27 million | 3.17 million | 6.10 million | Botswana |
| 1850s | 9.88 million | 3.57 million | 6.31 million | Botswana |
| 1860s | 10.55 million | 4.07 million | 6.48 million | Botswana |
| 1870s | 11.27 million | 4.54 million | 6.73 million | Botswana |
| 1880s | 12.07 million | 5.30 million | 6.76 million | Botswana |
| 1890s | 12.91 million | 6.97 million | 5.94 million | Botswana |
| 1900s | 13.84 million | 8.21 million | 5.63 million | Botswana |
| 1910s | 14.86 million | 9.00 million | 5.86 million | Botswana |
| 1920s | 15.97 million | 9.83 million | 6.14 million | Botswana |
| 1930s | 17.16 million | 10.70 million | 6.46 million | Botswana |
| 1940s | 18.55 million | 11.81 million | 6.75 million | Botswana |
| 1950s | 20.27 million | 12.56 million | 7.71 million | Botswana |
| 1960s | 23.00 million | 16.22 million | 6.79 million | Botswana |
| 1970s | 21.41 million | 16.57 million | 4.84 million | Botswana |
| 1980s | 21.35 million | 17.09 million | 4.27 million | Botswana |
| 1990s | 19.01 million | 19.32 million | 308,700 | Peru |
| 2000s | 18.90 million | 17.87 million | 1.03 million | Botswana |
| 2010s | 18.85 million | 18.49 million | 353,500 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Botswana or Peru?
- Botswana, at 18.85 million against 18.49 million in Peru as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Botswana and Peru?
- 353,500, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Peru rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Botswana ranks 45th and Peru ranks 46th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.