Botswana vs Namibia: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel

Botswana

453,000 tonnes

in 2023

Namibia

436,000 tonnes

in 2023

Botswana rank

133rd

Namibia rank

136th

Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel over time

Botswana currently reports 453,000 tonnes against 436,000 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 17,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Namibia ranks 136th of 191 countries.

Indicator: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.