Australia vs Botswana: Agricultural land use per person
Australia
12.43 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana
10.39 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Botswana rank
6th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.43 hectares per person against 10.39 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 2.04 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Botswana ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Botswana in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 81.41 hectares per person | 81.41 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 80.61 hectares per person | 80.61 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 79.82 hectares per person | 79.82 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 79.03 hectares per person | 79.03 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 78.26 hectares per person | 78.26 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1500s | 0 hectares per person | 77.49 hectares per person | 77.49 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1600s | 0 hectares per person | 76.73 hectares per person | 76.73 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1700s | 0 hectares per person | 75.98 hectares per person | 75.98 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1710s | 0 hectares per person | 75.23 hectares per person | 75.23 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1720s | 0 hectares per person | 74.5 hectares per person | 74.5 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1730s | 0 hectares per person | 73.77 hectares per person | 73.77 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1740s | 0 hectares per person | 73.04 hectares per person | 73.04 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1750s | 0 hectares per person | 72.33 hectares per person | 72.33 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1760s | 0 hectares per person | 71.62 hectares per person | 71.62 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1770s | 0 hectares per person | 70.92 hectares per person | 70.92 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1780s | 0 hectares per person | 70.22 hectares per person | 70.22 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1790s | 0.8085 hectares per person | 69.54 hectares per person | 68.73 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1800s | 1.36 hectares per person | 68.85 hectares per person | 67.49 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1810s | 3.32 hectares per person | 68.18 hectares per person | 64.86 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1820s | 5.84 hectares per person | 67.51 hectares per person | 61.68 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1830s | 9.81 hectares per person | 66.85 hectares per person | 57.05 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1840s | 14.34 hectares per person | 66.2 hectares per person | 51.86 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1850s | 15.57 hectares per person | 65.55 hectares per person | 49.98 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1860s | 15.05 hectares per person | 64.91 hectares per person | 49.85 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1870s | 16.69 hectares per person | 64.27 hectares per person | 47.58 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1880s | 19.03 hectares per person | 63.64 hectares per person | 44.61 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1890s | 21.17 hectares per person | 63.02 hectares per person | 41.85 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1900s | 25.62 hectares per person | 62.4 hectares per person | 36.78 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1910s | 29.64 hectares per person | 61.79 hectares per person | 32.15 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1920s | 32.04 hectares per person | 61.19 hectares per person | 29.15 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1930s | 35.67 hectares per person | 60.59 hectares per person | 24.92 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1940s | 38.35 hectares per person | 60 hectares per person | 21.64 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1950s | 41.05 hectares per person | 54.97 hectares per person | 13.92 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1960s | 37.99 hectares per person | 44.1 hectares per person | 6.11 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 31.53 hectares per person | 32.1 hectares per person | 0.575 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 27.05 hectares per person | 22.42 hectares per person | 4.63 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 22.35 hectares per person | 16.84 hectares per person | 5.51 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.55 hectares per person | 14.01 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 14.44 hectares per person | 11.87 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 12.76 hectares per person | 10.59 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 12.43 hectares per person against 10.39 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Australia and Botswana?
- 2.04 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Botswana ranks 6th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.