What is the difference in crop yields between Botswana and Mongolia?

0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mongolia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Mongolia: Crop yields

Botswana

1.14 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Mongolia

1.25 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Botswana rank

114th

Mongolia rank

112th

Crop yields over time

Botswana
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.25 tonnes per hectare against 1.14 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 114th and Mongolia ranks 112th of 126 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.43 tonnes per hectare	0.6917 tonnes per hectare	1.74 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
1970s	2.11 tonnes per hectare	0.8303 tonnes per hectare	1.28 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
1980s	2 tonnes per hectare	1.14 tonnes per hectare	0.8556 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
1990s	1.99 tonnes per hectare	0.8056 tonnes per hectare	1.18 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
2000s	1.24 tonnes per hectare	0.8426 tonnes per hectare	0.3968 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
2010s	0.97 tonnes per hectare	1.35 tonnes per hectare	0.379 tonnes per hectare	Mongolia
2020s	1.44 tonnes per hectare	1.27 tonnes per hectare	0.1689 tonnes per hectare	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Botswana or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 1.25 tonnes per hectare against 1.14 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Botswana and Mongolia?: 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mongolia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Mongolia rank globally for crop yields?: Botswana ranks 114th and Mongolia ranks 112th of 126 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Crop yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.