Botswana vs Namibia: Agricultural land use per person
Botswana
10.39 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia
14.18 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
6th
Namibia rank
3rd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.18 hectares per person against 10.39 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 3.79 hectares per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 12 and Namibia in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 81.41 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 78.93 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1100s | 80.61 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | 77.31 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1200s | 79.82 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | 75.42 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1300s | 79.03 hectares per person | 5.86 hectares per person | 73.17 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1400s | 78.26 hectares per person | 7.82 hectares per person | 70.44 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1500s | 77.49 hectares per person | 10.42 hectares per person | 67.07 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1600s | 76.73 hectares per person | 13.9 hectares per person | 62.84 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1700s | 75.98 hectares per person | 18.59 hectares per person | 57.39 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1710s | 75.23 hectares per person | 24.83 hectares per person | 50.4 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1720s | 74.5 hectares per person | 33.2 hectares per person | 41.3 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1730s | 73.77 hectares per person | 44.43 hectares per person | 29.33 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1740s | 73.04 hectares per person | 59.59 hectares per person | 13.46 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1750s | 72.33 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 7.81 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1760s | 71.62 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 8.52 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1770s | 70.92 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 9.22 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1780s | 70.22 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 9.92 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1790s | 69.54 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 10.61 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1800s | 68.85 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 11.29 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1810s | 68.18 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 11.96 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1820s | 67.51 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 12.63 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1830s | 66.85 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 13.29 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1840s | 66.2 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 13.94 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1850s | 65.55 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 14.59 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 64.91 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 15.23 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 64.27 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 15.87 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 63.64 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 16.5 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 63.02 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 17.12 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 62.4 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 17.74 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 61.79 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 18.35 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 61.19 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 18.95 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 60.59 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 19.55 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 60 hectares per person | 80.14 hectares per person | 20.14 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 54.97 hectares per person | 72.2 hectares per person | 17.23 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 44.1 hectares per person | 58.36 hectares per person | 14.26 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 32.1 hectares per person | 44.46 hectares per person | 12.36 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 22.42 hectares per person | 34.37 hectares per person | 11.95 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 16.84 hectares per person | 23.84 hectares per person | 6.99 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.01 hectares per person | 19.67 hectares per person | 5.66 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.87 hectares per person | 16.25 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.59 hectares per person | 14.59 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 14.18 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 Botswana and Namibia?
- 3.79 hectares per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 3rd 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.