Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Botswana
Botswana: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 12,444 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 12,444 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Botswana peaked at 12,444 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,101 ha, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 70th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,155 ha | 10,101 ha | 10,566 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,367 ha | 10,926 ha | 11,693 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,635 ha | 11,406 ha | 12,322 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,419 ha | 12,383 ha | 12,444 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Botswana
- Share co2 vs population 0.0377 (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 2.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.0% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 2.96 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 184.34 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 2.96 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 2.96 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Botswana?
- Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Botswana was 12,444 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12,444 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,101 ha in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
- Botswana ranks 70th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.