Botswana vs Zambia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Botswana
25.86 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
23.84 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
43rd
Zambia rank
46th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 25.86 million hectares against 23.84 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 2.02 million hectares.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 18 and Zambia in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.95 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1100s | 4.20 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1200s | 4.47 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1300s | 4.75 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1400s | 5.05 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1500s | 5.37 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1600s | 5.72 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1700s | 6.08 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 323,130 hectares | Zambia |
| 1710s | 6.08 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 983,180 hectares | Zambia |
| 1720s | 6.07 million hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1730s | 6.07 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1740s | 6.06 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1750s | 6.05 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1760s | 6.05 million hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 4.12 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1770s | 6.04 million hectares | 10.61 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1780s | 6.03 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1790s | 6.02 million hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1800s | 6.02 million hectares | 11.85 million hectares | 5.84 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1810s | 6.01 million hectares | 12.23 million hectares | 6.22 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1820s | 6.00 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 6.59 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1830s | 5.99 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 6.95 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1840s | 5.98 million hectares | 13.26 million hectares | 7.28 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1850s | 5.97 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | 7.61 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1860s | 6.47 million hectares | 13.46 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1870s | 7.15 million hectares | 13.32 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1880s | 7.83 million hectares | 13.23 million hectares | 5.40 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1890s | 8.49 million hectares | 13.40 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1900s | 9.39 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1910s | 10.95 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1920s | 12.64 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1930s | 15.41 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1940s | 18.64 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 3.99 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1950s | 25.40 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 7.47 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1960s | 25.99 million hectares | 19.49 million hectares | 6.50 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1970s | 26.00 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1980s | 26.01 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 5.72 million hectares | Botswana |
| 1990s | 25.92 million hectares | 21.54 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 25.84 million hectares | 22.90 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 25.89 million hectares | 23.74 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 25.86 million hectares | 23.84 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 25.86 million hectares against 23.84 million hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Botswana and Zambia?
- 2.02 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 46th 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.