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Botswana: Arable land (% of land area)

0.46percent · 2024-35.3% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
20240.459
20230.459
20220.459
20210.459
20200.459
20190.459
20180.458
20170.458
20160.458
20150.458
20140.709
20130.494
20120.503
20110.572
20100.457
20090.558
20080.492
20070.321
20060.355
20050.377
20040.399
20030.344
20020.382
20010.42
20000.458
19990.495
19980.533
19970.571
19960.609
19950.609
19940.635
19930.662
19920.688
19910.715
19900.741
19890.731
19880.722
19870.722
19860.718
19850.718
19840.715
19830.715
19820.715
19810.711
19800.711
19790.711
19780.708
19770.708
19760.708
19750.708
19740.708
19730.708
19720.708
19710.706
19700.706
19690.706
19680.706
19670.706
19660.706
19650.706
19640.704
19630.704
19620.704
19610.704

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 (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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