Botswana vs Namibia: Cereal production
Botswana
54,554 tonnes
in 2024
Namibia
61,229 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
149th
Namibia rank
148th
Cereal production over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 61,229 tonnes against 54,554 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 6,675 tonnes.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 149th and Namibia ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,081 tonnes | 43,519 tonnes | 10,438 tonnes | Namibia |
| 1970s | 64,044 tonnes | 61,580 tonnes | 2,464 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39,970 tonnes | 79,191 tonnes | 39,220 tonnes | Namibia |
| 1990s | 46,302 tonnes | 94,817 tonnes | 48,515 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2000s | 34,845 tonnes | 121,124 tonnes | 86,279 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2010s | 47,678 tonnes | 114,057 tonnes | 66,379 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2020s | 105,815 tonnes | 134,664 tonnes | 28,849 tonnes | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 61,229 tonnes against 54,554 tonnes in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Botswana and Namibia?
- 6,675 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for cereal production?
- Botswana ranks 149th and Namibia ranks 148th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.