Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0 tonnes per square kilometre
World rank
136th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
54
1961–2018
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Botswana is 0 tonnes per square kilometre, measured 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 square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.298 tonnes per square kilometre. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 133 Mozambique 0.0013 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 134 Brazil 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Burundi 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 Bahrain 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 Bahamas 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Belize 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Barbados 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Congo 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 Colombia 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Djibouti 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Fiji 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Gabon 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Gambia 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Guyana 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Honduras 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Iraq 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kiribati 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lesotho 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Moldova 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Maldives 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 Mauritania 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Mauritius 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Malawi 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 New Caledonia 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Niger 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Rwanda 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Seychelles 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 Togo 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 East Timor 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Tonga 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 136 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Samoa 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Yemen 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 South Africa 0 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 square kilometre in Botswana?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.