Bhutan vs Botswana: Yields of key staple crops
Bhutan
1.12 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana
1.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bhutan rank
115th
Botswana rank
113th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Bhutan
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.14 tonnes per hectare against 1.12 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Bhutan ranks 115th and Botswana ranks 113th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.9378 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.0432 tonnes per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.3204 tonnes per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.1953 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Bhutan or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 1.14 tonnes per hectare against 1.12 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Bhutan and Botswana?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Botswana rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Bhutan ranks 115th and Botswana ranks 113th of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.