Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.4056 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.4056 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.6518 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0652 tonnes per person, in 1975.
That places Botswana 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1185 tonnes per person | +78.7% |
| 1963 | 0.123 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.136 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1427 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.154 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0826 tonnes per person | -46.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1387 tonnes per person | +67.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1124 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1474 tonnes per person | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 1972 | 0.098 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0828 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0699 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1508 tonnes per person | +58.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1365 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1052 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1278 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2237 tonnes per person | +75.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2233 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1898 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1637 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1434 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1465 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1031 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0965 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1174 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1445 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1172 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1209 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1288 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1297 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1407 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1203 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1318 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1025 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0979 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0919 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0912 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1052 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1256 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1331 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5602 tonnes per person | +320.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3029 tonnes per person | -45.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3514 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4662 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4963 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6518 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6197 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4557 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5741 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5716 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3927 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4443 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4656 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4056 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.4056 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.4056 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +320.8% | 0.1331 tonnes per person | 0.5602 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1194 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 0.154 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0956 tonnes per person | 0.0652 tonnes per person | 0.1508 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1563 tonnes per person | 0.1031 tonnes per person | 0.2237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1212 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | 0.1595 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.114 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.1407 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.505 tonnes per person | 0.3029 tonnes per person | 0.6518 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.427 tonnes per person | 0.3927 tonnes per person | 0.4656 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 18 Montenegro 0.4346 tonnes per person compare
- 19 Israel 0.4292 tonnes per person compare
- 20 Austria 0.4056 tonnes per person compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4046 tonnes per person compare
- 23 East Timor 0.3995 tonnes per person compare
- 24 Mauritius 0.398 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Botswana?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Botswana was 0.4056 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6518 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 tonnes per person in 1975.
- How does Botswana rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.