Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0 tonnes per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0047 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 136th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +41.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
| 1983 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -51.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +93.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +94.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +45.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -100.0% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | -100.0% | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | -100.0% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | -100.0% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1988 | +94.1% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Botswana?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Botswana was 0 tonnes per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.