What is the difference in maize seed quantity between Botswana and Namibia?

752 FAO, metric tonnes, with Botswana ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Namibia: Maize seed quantity

Botswana

1,652 FAO, metric tonnes

in 2011

Namibia

900 FAO, metric tonnes

in 2011

Botswana rank

32nd

Namibia rank

34th

Maize seed quantity over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,652 FAO, metric tonnes against 900 FAO, metric tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 752 FAO, metric tonnes.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 34th of 48 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	661.11 FAO, metric tonnes	550 FAO, metric tonnes	111.11 FAO, metric tonnes	Botswana
1970s	991.7 FAO, metric tonnes	663 FAO, metric tonnes	328.7 FAO, metric tonnes	Botswana
1980s	870.9 FAO, metric tonnes	605 FAO, metric tonnes	265.9 FAO, metric tonnes	Botswana
1990s	1,271 FAO, metric tonnes	948.4 FAO, metric tonnes	322.7 FAO, metric tonnes	Botswana
2000s	1,051 FAO, metric tonnes	742.2 FAO, metric tonnes	308.7 FAO, metric tonnes	Botswana
2010s	1,652 FAO, metric tonnes	900 FAO, metric tonnes	752 FAO, metric tonnes	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize seed quantity, Botswana or Namibia?: Botswana, at 1,652 FAO, metric tonnes against 900 FAO, metric tonnes in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in maize seed quantity between Botswana and Namibia?: 752 FAO, metric tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for maize seed quantity?: Botswana ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 34th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit: FAO, metric tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 54 places, 2,670 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.