Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Millet yields
Botswana
0.2995 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2932 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
84th
Zimbabwe rank
85th
Millet yields over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2995 tonnes per hectare against 0.2932 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0063 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Botswana ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 89 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5166 tonnes per hectare | 0.5426 tonnes per hectare | 0.026 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.2281 tonnes per hectare | 0.4856 tonnes per hectare | 0.2575 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | 0.5074 tonnes per hectare | 0.3464 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.2008 tonnes per hectare | 0.2707 tonnes per hectare | 0.0699 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.1847 tonnes per hectare | 0.2248 tonnes per hectare | 0.0401 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.2952 tonnes per hectare | 0.2346 tonnes per hectare | 0.0606 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | 0.3149 tonnes per hectare | 0.0302 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at 0.2995 tonnes per hectare against 0.2932 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0063 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for millet yields?
- Botswana ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 89 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 Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.