Botswana vs Gabon: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Botswana
6.73 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Gabon
6.68 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Botswana rank
141st
Gabon rank
142nd
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 6.73 billion kilocalories per day against 6.68 billion kilocalories per day in Gabon, a difference of 55.71 million kilocalories per day.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 141st and Gabon ranks 142nd of 191 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 billion kilocalories per day | 1.03 billion kilocalories per day | 164.78 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.62 billion kilocalories per day | 1.38 billion kilocalories per day | 244.67 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.47 billion kilocalories per day | 1.98 billion kilocalories per day | 490.42 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.38 billion kilocalories per day | 2.74 billion kilocalories per day | 635.34 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.01 billion kilocalories per day | 3.68 billion kilocalories per day | 335.65 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.50 billion kilocalories per day | 5.39 billion kilocalories per day | 112.48 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.53 billion kilocalories per day | 6.38 billion kilocalories per day | 156.04 million kilocalories per day | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Botswana or Gabon?
- Botswana, at 6.73 billion kilocalories per day against 6.68 billion kilocalories per day in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Botswana and Gabon?
- 55.71 million kilocalories per day, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Botswana ranks 141st and Gabon ranks 142nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.