Botswana vs Mauritania: Sorghum seed quantity

Botswana
1,500 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Mauritania
1,763 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Botswana rank
25th
Mauritania rank
22nd

Sorghum seed quantity over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1,763 FAO, metric tonnes against 1,500 FAO, metric tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 263 FAO, metric tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Botswana ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 22nd of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 1,114 FAO, metric tonnes 4,466 FAO, metric tonnes 3,352 FAO, metric tonnes Mauritania
1970s 1,507 FAO, metric tonnes 2,276 FAO, metric tonnes 768.6 FAO, metric tonnes Mauritania
1980s 2,582 FAO, metric tonnes 2,489 FAO, metric tonnes 92.6 FAO, metric tonnes Botswana
1990s 2,028 FAO, metric tonnes 3,324 FAO, metric tonnes 1,296 FAO, metric tonnes Mauritania
2000s 791.6 FAO, metric tonnes 3,004 FAO, metric tonnes 2,212 FAO, metric tonnes Mauritania
2010s 1,500 FAO, metric tonnes 1,763 FAO, metric tonnes 263 FAO, metric tonnes Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum seed quantity, Botswana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 1,763 FAO, metric tonnes against 1,500 FAO, metric tonnes in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum seed quantity between Botswana and Mauritania?
263 FAO, metric tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for sorghum seed quantity?
Botswana ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 22nd of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Sorghum seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sorghum 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
47 places, 2,316 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

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.