Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Maize seed quantity
Maize seed quantity over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,652 FAO, metric tonnes against 780 FAO, metric tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 872 FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 48 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 661.11 FAO, metric tonnes | 275.33 FAO, metric tonnes | 385.78 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 991.7 FAO, metric tonnes | 237 FAO, metric tonnes | 754.7 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 870.9 FAO, metric tonnes | 247.5 FAO, metric tonnes | 623.4 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1,271 FAO, metric tonnes | 194.8 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,076 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1,051 FAO, metric tonnes | 593.7 FAO, metric tonnes | 457.2 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1,652 FAO, metric tonnes | 780 FAO, metric tonnes | 872 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize seed quantity, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Botswana, at 1,652 FAO, metric tonnes against 780 FAO, metric tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in maize seed quantity between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 872 FAO, metric tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for maize seed quantity?
- Botswana ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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
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.