Botswana - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Botswana was 259,600 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 420,000 in 1990 and a minimum value of 182,000 in 2007.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 399,000 |
| 1962 | 399,000 |
| 1963 | 399,000 |
| 1964 | 399,000 |
| 1965 | 400,000 |
| 1966 | 400,000 |
| 1967 | 400,000 |
| 1968 | 400,000 |
| 1969 | 400,000 |
| 1970 | 400,000 |
| 1971 | 400,000 |
| 1972 | 401,000 |
| 1973 | 401,000 |
| 1974 | 401,000 |
| 1975 | 401,000 |
| 1976 | 401,000 |
| 1977 | 401,000 |
| 1978 | 401,000 |
| 1979 | 403,000 |
| 1980 | 403,000 |
| 1981 | 403,000 |
| 1982 | 405,000 |
| 1983 | 405,000 |
| 1984 | 405,000 |
| 1985 | 407,000 |
| 1986 | 407,000 |
| 1987 | 409,000 |
| 1988 | 409,000 |
| 1989 | 414,000 |
| 1990 | 420,000 |
| 1991 | 300,000 |
| 1992 | 250,000 |
| 1993 | 350,000 |
| 1994 | 395,000 |
| 1995 | 345,000 |
| 1996 | 345,000 |
| 1997 | 300,000 |
| 1998 | 230,000 |
| 1999 | 240,000 |
| 2000 | 350,000 |
| 2001 | 200,000 |
| 2002 | 245,000 |
| 2003 | 195,000 |
| 2004 | 226,000 |
| 2005 | 240,000 |
| 2006 | 201,000 |
| 2007 | 182,000 |
| 2008 | 279,000 |
| 2009 | 316,000 |
| 2010 | 259,000 |
| 2011 | 324,000 |
| 2012 | 285,000 |
| 2013 | 280,000 |
| 2014 | 402,000 |
| 2015 | 259,600 |
| 2016 | 259,600 |
| 2017 | 259,600 |
| 2018 | 259,600 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Botswana was 0.115 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.778 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.097 in 2007.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.778 |
| 1962 | 0.762 |
| 1963 | 0.745 |
| 1964 | 0.728 |
| 1965 | 0.714 |
| 1966 | 0.699 |
| 1967 | 0.685 |
| 1968 | 0.670 |
| 1969 | 0.654 |
| 1970 | 0.637 |
| 1971 | 0.619 |
| 1972 | 0.601 |
| 1973 | 0.581 |
| 1974 | 0.561 |
| 1975 | 0.541 |
| 1976 | 0.521 |
| 1977 | 0.501 |
| 1978 | 0.482 |
| 1979 | 0.466 |
| 1980 | 0.449 |
| 1981 | 0.433 |
| 1982 | 0.421 |
| 1983 | 0.407 |
| 1984 | 0.393 |
| 1985 | 0.381 |
| 1986 | 0.366 |
| 1987 | 0.354 |
| 1988 | 0.341 |
| 1989 | 0.333 |
| 1990 | 0.326 |
| 1991 | 0.226 |
| 1992 | 0.183 |
| 1993 | 0.250 |
| 1994 | 0.275 |
| 1995 | 0.235 |
| 1996 | 0.229 |
| 1997 | 0.195 |
| 1998 | 0.146 |
| 1999 | 0.149 |
| 2000 | 0.213 |
| 2001 | 0.119 |
| 2002 | 0.144 |
| 2003 | 0.112 |
| 2004 | 0.128 |
| 2005 | 0.133 |
| 2006 | 0.109 |
| 2007 | 0.097 |
| 2008 | 0.146 |
| 2009 | 0.162 |
| 2010 | 0.130 |
| 2011 | 0.161 |
| 2012 | 0.140 |
| 2013 | 0.136 |
| 2014 | 0.192 |
| 2015 | 0.122 |
| 2016 | 0.120 |
| 2017 | 0.118 |
| 2018 | 0.115 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Botswana was 0.458 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 0.741 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.321 in 2007.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.704 |
| 1962 | 0.704 |
| 1963 | 0.704 |
| 1964 | 0.704 |
| 1965 | 0.706 |
| 1966 | 0.706 |
| 1967 | 0.706 |
| 1968 | 0.706 |
| 1969 | 0.706 |
| 1970 | 0.706 |
| 1971 | 0.706 |
| 1972 | 0.708 |
| 1973 | 0.708 |
| 1974 | 0.708 |
| 1975 | 0.708 |
| 1976 | 0.708 |
| 1977 | 0.708 |
| 1978 | 0.708 |
| 1979 | 0.711 |
| 1980 | 0.711 |
| 1981 | 0.711 |
| 1982 | 0.715 |
| 1983 | 0.715 |
| 1984 | 0.715 |
| 1985 | 0.718 |
| 1986 | 0.718 |
| 1987 | 0.722 |
| 1988 | 0.722 |
| 1989 | 0.731 |
| 1990 | 0.741 |
| 1991 | 0.529 |
| 1992 | 0.441 |
| 1993 | 0.618 |
| 1994 | 0.697 |
| 1995 | 0.609 |
| 1996 | 0.609 |
| 1997 | 0.529 |
| 1998 | 0.406 |
| 1999 | 0.423 |
| 2000 | 0.618 |
| 2001 | 0.353 |
| 2002 | 0.432 |
| 2003 | 0.344 |
| 2004 | 0.399 |
| 2005 | 0.423 |
| 2006 | 0.355 |
| 2007 | 0.321 |
| 2008 | 0.492 |
| 2009 | 0.558 |
| 2010 | 0.457 |
| 2011 | 0.572 |
| 2012 | 0.503 |
| 2013 | 0.494 |
| 2014 | 0.709 |
| 2015 | 0.458 |
| 2016 | 0.458 |
| 2017 | 0.458 |
| 2018 | 0.458 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
