Botswana vs Gambia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?

Botswana
1.01 million tonnes
in 2023
Gambia
1.01 million tonnes
in 2023
Botswana rank
104th
Gambia rank
102nd

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time

  • Botswana
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.01 million tonnes against 1.01 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 3,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 104th and Gambia ranks 102nd of 192 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 67,778 tonnes 12,333 tonnes 55,444 tonnes Botswana
1970s 69,000 tonnes 26,800 tonnes 42,200 tonnes Botswana
1980s 172,200 tonnes 63,300 tonnes 108,900 tonnes Botswana
1990s 180,100 tonnes 102,000 tonnes 78,100 tonnes Botswana
2000s 208,200 tonnes 138,300 tonnes 69,900 tonnes Botswana
2010s 1.11 million tonnes 534,700 tonnes 574,400 tonnes Botswana
2020s 1.03 million tonnes 921,250 tonnes 113,250 tonnes Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Botswana or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1.01 million tonnes against 1.01 million tonnes in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Botswana and Gambia?
3,000 tonnes, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
Botswana ranks 104th and Gambia ranks 102nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
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

Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.