Botswana vs Cote d'Ivoire: Agricultural area over the long-term
Botswana
25.86 million hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
27.68 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
43rd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
41st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 27.68 million hectares against 25.86 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 1.82 million hectares.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 41st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 34 and Cote d'Ivoire in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.95 million hectares | 397,967 hectares | 3.55 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1100s | 4.20 million hectares | 455,792 hectares | 3.74 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1200s | 4.47 million hectares | 522,012 hectares | 3.95 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1300s | 4.75 million hectares | 597,844 hectares | 4.15 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1400s | 5.05 million hectares | 684,683 hectares | 4.37 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1500s | 5.37 million hectares | 784,126 hectares | 4.59 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1600s | 5.72 million hectares | 898,004 hectares | 4.82 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1700s | 6.08 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 5.05 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1710s | 6.08 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1720s | 6.07 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1730s | 6.07 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1740s | 6.06 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1750s | 6.05 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 4.80 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1760s | 6.05 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1770s | 6.04 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1780s | 6.03 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1790s | 6.02 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1800s | 6.02 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1810s | 6.01 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1820s | 6.00 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1830s | 5.99 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1840s | 5.98 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1850s | 5.97 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1860s | 6.47 million hectares | 10.13 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 7.15 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 7.83 million hectares | 9.80 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 8.49 million hectares | 9.91 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 9.39 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 89,300 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 10.95 million hectares | 8.71 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1920s | 12.64 million hectares | 8.33 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1930s | 15.41 million hectares | 9.63 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1940s | 18.64 million hectares | 11.02 million hectares | 7.62 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1950s | 25.40 million hectares | 13.30 million hectares | 12.09 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1960s | 25.99 million hectares | 16.00 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1970s | 26.00 million hectares | 16.74 million hectares | 9.26 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1980s | 26.01 million hectares | 18.01 million hectares | 7.99 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1990s | 25.92 million hectares | 19.31 million hectares | 6.61 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 25.84 million hectares | 20.19 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 25.89 million hectares | 23.45 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 25.86 million hectares | 27.02 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Botswana or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 27.68 million hectares against 25.86 million hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 1.82 million hectares, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 41st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.