Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Botswana
Botswana: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 60,588 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 60,588 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Botswana peaked at 288,300 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 35,172 ha, in 1965.
That places Botswana 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 181,860 ha | — |
| 1962 | 49,768 ha | -72.6% |
| 1963 | 48,460 ha | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 41,698 ha | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 35,172 ha | -15.7% |
| 1966 | 80,619 ha | +129.2% |
| 1967 | 206,775 ha | +156.5% |
| 1968 | 99,160 ha | -52.0% |
| 1969 | 161,765 ha | +63.1% |
| 1970 | 182,379 ha | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 215,194 ha | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 83,818 ha | -61.1% |
| 1973 | 125,250 ha | +49.4% |
| 1974 | 160,270 ha | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 150,270 ha | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 191,470 ha | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 177,300 ha | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 127,300 ha | -28.2% |
| 1979 | 73,700 ha | -42.1% |
| 1980 | 193,500 ha | +162.6% |
| 1981 | 196,900 ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 67,100 ha | -65.9% |
| 1983 | 63,200 ha | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 63,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 103,000 ha | +63.0% |
| 1986 | 118,400 ha | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 127,300 ha | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 288,300 ha | +126.5% |
| 1989 | 267,500 ha | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 204,982 ha | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 137,174 ha | -33.1% |
| 1992 | 77,933 ha | -43.2% |
| 1993 | 109,311 ha | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 247,549 ha | +126.5% |
| 1995 | 136,931 ha | -44.7% |
| 1996 | 276,883 ha | +102.2% |
| 1997 | 158,760 ha | -42.7% |
| 1998 | 60,531 ha | -61.9% |
| 1999 | 91,141 ha | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 120,638 ha | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 68,251 ha | -43.4% |
| 2002 | 96,508 ha | +41.4% |
| 2003 | 90,990 ha | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 97,254 ha | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 116,746 ha | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 117,650 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79,167 ha | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 101,822 ha | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 152,311 ha | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 135,467 ha | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 163,673 ha | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 102,001 ha | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 88,982 ha | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 164,658 ha | +85.0% |
| 2015 | 105,866 ha | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 134,350 ha | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 73,297 ha | -45.4% |
| 2018 | 204,263 ha | +178.7% |
| 2019 | 126,623 ha | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 202,083 ha | +59.6% |
| 2021 | 121,926 ha | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 111,998 ha | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 85,700 ha | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 60,588 ha | -29.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 60,588 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 60,588 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,586 ha | 35,172 ha | 206,775 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 148,695 ha | 73,700 ha | 215,194 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 148,840 ha | 63,200 ha | 288,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,120 ha | 60,531 ha | 276,883 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,134 ha | 68,251 ha | 152,311 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,918 ha | 73,297 ha | 204,263 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,459 ha | 60,588 ha | 202,083 ha | 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)
- 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, primary — area harvested in Botswana?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Botswana was 60,588 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 288,300 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,172 ha in 1965.
- How does Botswana rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.