Cereal seed quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Cereal seed quantity was 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Botswana, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal seed quantity in Botswana is 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Botswana peaked at 5,595 FAO, metric tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1,019 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1964.
That places Botswana 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,324 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,324 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,114 FAO, metric tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 1,019 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 1,491 FAO, metric tonnes | +46.3% |
| 1966 | 3,476 FAO, metric tonnes | +133.1% |
| 1967 | 1,764 FAO, metric tonnes | -49.3% |
| 1968 | 2,599 FAO, metric tonnes | +47.3% |
| 1969 | 3,001 FAO, metric tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 3,435 FAO, metric tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 1,626 FAO, metric tonnes | -52.7% |
| 1972 | 2,135 FAO, metric tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 2,642 FAO, metric tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 2,802 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 2,942 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 3,266 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 2,980 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 1,979 FAO, metric tonnes | -33.6% |
| 1979 | 3,617 FAO, metric tonnes | +82.8% |
| 1980 | 3,681 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2,587 FAO, metric tonnes | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 3,055 FAO, metric tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 2,697 FAO, metric tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 2,856 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 3,354 FAO, metric tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 4,073 FAO, metric tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 5,205 FAO, metric tonnes | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 5,595 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 4,439 FAO, metric tonnes | -20.7% |
| 1990 | 2,475 FAO, metric tonnes | -44.2% |
| 1991 | 1,162 FAO, metric tonnes | -53.1% |
| 1992 | 3,613 FAO, metric tonnes | +210.9% |
| 1993 | 5,374 FAO, metric tonnes | +48.7% |
| 1994 | 4,617 FAO, metric tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 4,933 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 3,472 FAO, metric tonnes | -29.6% |
| 1997 | 2,286 FAO, metric tonnes | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 3,638 FAO, metric tonnes | +59.1% |
| 1999 | 3,432 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,099 FAO, metric tonnes | -68.0% |
| 2001 | 2,040 FAO, metric tonnes | +85.6% |
| 2002 | 1,196 FAO, metric tonnes | -41.4% |
| 2003 | 1,942 FAO, metric tonnes | +62.4% |
| 2004 | 1,642 FAO, metric tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 2,191 FAO, metric tonnes | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 1,169 FAO, metric tonnes | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 2,529 FAO, metric tonnes | +116.3% |
| 2008 | 2,973 FAO, metric tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 2,849 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,508 FAO, metric tonnes, 14% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38,973 FAO, metric tonnes, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal seed quantity in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +210.9% | 1,162 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,613 FAO, metric tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,901 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,019 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,476 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,742 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,626 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,617 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,754 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,587 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,595 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,162 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,374 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,963 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,099 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,973 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Botswana?
- Cereal seed quantity in Botswana was 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,595 FAO, metric tonnes in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,019 FAO, metric tonnes in 1964.
- How does Botswana rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Botswana ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.