Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.0009 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 97th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0884 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +50.0% | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +28.7% | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 97th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.