What is land area in Botswana?

Land area in Botswana was 56.67 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 56.67 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 56.67 million hectares in 1961.

How does Botswana rank for land area?

Botswana ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Botswana

Name: Land area in Botswana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Botswana: Land area was 56.67 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

56.67 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

22nd

of 53 countries

All-time high

56.67 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

56.67 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Botswana, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Botswana is 56.67 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Botswana peaked at 56.67 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 56.67 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Botswana 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	9
1970s	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	10
1980s	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	10
1990s	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	10
2000s	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	10
2010s	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	56.67 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Botswana

19 Central African Republic 62.30 million hectares compare
20 Madagascar 58.15 million hectares compare
21 Kenya 56.91 million hectares compare
23 Cameroon 47.27 million hectares compare
24 Morocco 44.63 million hectares compare
25 Zimbabwe 38.69 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
Rural population 821,007 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
Rural population 32.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
Land under cereal production 60,588 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Botswana?: Land area in Botswana was 56.67 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 56.67 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 56.67 million hectares in 1961.
How does Botswana rank for land area?: Botswana ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.