Botswana vs South Africa: Sorghum seed quantity
Sorghum seed quantity over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,500 FAO, metric tonnes against 1,384 FAO, metric tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 116 FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,114 FAO, metric tonnes | 7,909 FAO, metric tonnes | 6,795 FAO, metric tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1,507 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,600 FAO, metric tonnes | 4,093 FAO, metric tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2,582 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,794 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,212 FAO, metric tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2,028 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,347 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,318 FAO, metric tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 791.6 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,377 FAO, metric tonnes | 585.7 FAO, metric tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 964 FAO, metric tonnes | 536 FAO, metric tonnes | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum seed quantity, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 1,500 FAO, metric tonnes against 1,384 FAO, metric tonnes in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in sorghum seed quantity between Botswana and South Africa?
- 116 FAO, metric tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for sorghum seed quantity?
- Botswana ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th 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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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.