Cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana
Botswana: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1053 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1053 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
129th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.7445 hectares per person
in 1830
All-time low
0.0961 hectares per person
in 2007
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.1053 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana peaked at 0.7445 hectares per person in 1830 and was at its lowest, 0.0961 hectares per person, in 2007.
That places Botswana 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.7445 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.7445 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7262 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7075 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6887 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6715 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6524 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6333 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6142 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5953 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5765 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.558 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5412 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5231 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.505 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4868 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4686 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4507 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4334 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.419 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4035 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3891 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3774 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3646 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3526 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3326 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3243 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3149 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3098 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3055 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2125 hectares per person | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1724 hectares per person | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2348 hectares per person | +36.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2584 hectares per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2205 hectares per person | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2157 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1838 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1384 hectares per person | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1418 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2031 hectares per person | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1145 hectares per person | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1382 hectares per person | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1086 hectares per person | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1241 hectares per person | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1158 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1077 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0961 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1444 hectares per person | +50.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1606 hectares per person | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1295 hectares per person | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1588 hectares per person | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1372 hectares per person | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1324 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1864 hectares per person | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1146 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1127 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1111 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1093 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1085 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1076 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1069 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1061 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1053 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1053 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 56% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1053 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1929 hectares per person, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +50.2% | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.1444 hectares per person |
| 2000 | +43.2% | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.2031 hectares per person |
| 2001 | -43.6% | 0.2031 hectares per person | 0.1145 hectares per person |
| 2014 | +40.7% | 0.1324 hectares per person | 0.1864 hectares per person |
| 1993 | +36.2% | 0.1724 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person |
| 2015 | -36.4% | 0.1864 hectares per person | 0.1186 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6778 hectares per person | 0.5953 hectares per person | 0.7445 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4962 hectares per person | 0.419 hectares per person | 0.5765 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3512 hectares per person | 0.3098 hectares per person | 0.4035 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2084 hectares per person | 0.1384 hectares per person | 0.3055 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1313 hectares per person | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.2031 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.1111 hectares per person | 0.1864 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1073 hectares per person | 0.1053 hectares per person | 0.1093 hectares per person | 6 |
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- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1078 hectares per person compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Botswana was 0.1053 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7445 hectares per person in 1830.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0961 hectares per person in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.