World Bank · Agriculture

Botswana: Arable land (hectares)

260,000hectares · 2024-35.3% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Botswana from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024260,000
2023260,000
2022260,000
2021260,000
2020260,000
2019260,000
2018259,600
2017259,600
2016259,600
2015259,600
2014402,000
2013280,000
2012285,000
2011324,000
2010259,000
2009316,000
2008279,000
2007182,000
2006201,000
2005213,500
2004226,000
2003195,000
2002216,430
2001237,860
2000259,290
1999280,710
1998302,140
1997323,570
1996345,000
1995345,000
1994360,000
1993375,000
1992390,000
1991405,000
1990420,000
1989414,000
1988409,000
1987409,000
1986407,000
1985407,000
1984405,000
1983405,000
1982405,000
1981403,000
1980403,000
1979403,000
1978401,000
1977401,000
1976401,000
1975401,000
1974401,000
1973401,000
1972401,000
1971400,000
1970400,000
1969400,000
1968400,000
1967400,000
1966400,000
1965400,000
1964399,000
1963399,000
1962399,000
1961399,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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