Botswana vs Kenya: Agricultural area over the long-term
Botswana
25.86 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya
28.12 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
43rd
Kenya rank
40th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.12 million hectares against 25.86 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 2.26 million hectares.
That makes Kenya'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 Kenya ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.95 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | 65,040 hectares | Botswana |
| 1100s | 4.20 million hectares | 4.56 million hectares | 363,770 hectares | Kenya |
| 1200s | 4.47 million hectares | 5.24 million hectares | 776,640 hectares | Kenya |
| 1300s | 4.75 million hectares | 5.92 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1400s | 5.05 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1500s | 5.37 million hectares | 7.28 million hectares | 1.91 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1600s | 5.72 million hectares | 8.50 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1700s | 6.08 million hectares | 9.71 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1710s | 6.08 million hectares | 10.15 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1720s | 6.07 million hectares | 10.59 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1730s | 6.07 million hectares | 11.02 million hectares | 4.96 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1740s | 6.06 million hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 5.40 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1750s | 6.05 million hectares | 11.90 million hectares | 5.85 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1760s | 6.05 million hectares | 12.12 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1770s | 6.04 million hectares | 12.33 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1780s | 6.03 million hectares | 12.52 million hectares | 6.49 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1790s | 6.02 million hectares | 12.71 million hectares | 6.68 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1800s | 6.02 million hectares | 12.88 million hectares | 6.87 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1810s | 6.01 million hectares | 13.05 million hectares | 7.04 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1820s | 6.00 million hectares | 13.21 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1830s | 5.99 million hectares | 13.36 million hectares | 7.37 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1840s | 5.98 million hectares | 13.49 million hectares | 7.52 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1850s | 5.97 million hectares | 13.62 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1860s | 6.47 million hectares | 14.21 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1870s | 7.15 million hectares | 14.83 million hectares | 7.67 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1880s | 7.83 million hectares | 15.62 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1890s | 8.49 million hectares | 16.46 million hectares | 7.97 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1900s | 9.39 million hectares | 15.38 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1910s | 10.95 million hectares | 13.95 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1920s | 12.64 million hectares | 13.44 million hectares | 798,800 hectares | Kenya |
| 1930s | 15.41 million hectares | 15.64 million hectares | 223,200 hectares | Kenya |
| 1940s | 18.64 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 977,300 hectares | Botswana |
| 1950s | 25.40 million hectares | 21.81 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1960s | 25.99 million hectares | 24.89 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1970s | 26.00 million hectares | 25.32 million hectares | 677,630 hectares | Botswana |
| 1980s | 26.01 million hectares | 26.00 million hectares | 5,600 hectares | Botswana |
| 1990s | 25.92 million hectares | 26.85 million hectares | 934,700 hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 25.84 million hectares | 27.01 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 25.89 million hectares | 28.26 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 25.86 million hectares | 28.28 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Botswana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 28.12 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 Kenya?
- 2.26 million hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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.