Botswana vs South Africa: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.022 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0162 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
71st
South Africa rank
72nd
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.022 ha per square kilometre against 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0058 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 72nd of 189 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.022 ha per square kilometre against 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 72nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.