Machinery per agricultural land in Botswana
Botswana: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.2871 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.2871
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
93rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.365
in 1990
All-time low
0.0357
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Botswana, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2871 for machinery per agricultural land in 2019.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Botswana peaked at 0.365 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0357, in 1961.
That places Botswana 93rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0825 | 0.0357 | 0.1144 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1258 | 0.102 | 0.1606 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2091 | 0.1362 | 0.2833 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2778 | 0.2125 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2391 | 0.1838 | 0.2716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2758 | 0.2435 | 0.3033 | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture share gdp 1.78 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.78 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 32.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 821,007 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.9004 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Botswana?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Botswana was 0.2871 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.365 in 1990.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Botswana ranks 93rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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