Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Botswana
Botswana: Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield was 13,829 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 13,829 kg/ha for citrus fruit, total — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — yield in Botswana peaked at 19,000 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,000 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Botswana 61st out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,068 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 3,050 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 3,050 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,050 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,050 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,114 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 3,114 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,333 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3,500 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 3,636 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 3,750 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3,750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,846 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,846 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,067 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 7,327 kg/ha | +80.1% |
| 1992 | 7,103 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 6,879 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 6,655 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 6,432 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 5,312 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 4,327 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 3,636 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 3,846 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 4,000 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3,974 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,121 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4,284 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4,390 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4,611 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 4,908 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 5,340 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 5,794 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4,167 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 6,862 kg/ha | +64.7% |
| 2011 | 4,615 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 4,615 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,832 kg/ha | +156.4% |
| 2014 | 13,584 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 15,613 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 15,005 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 15,120 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19,000 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 11,443 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 14,492 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 14,322 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 13,227 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 13,985 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 13,829 kg/ha | -1.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 13,829 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,805 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 13,829 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,478 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +156.4% | 4,615 kg/ha | 11,832 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +80.1% | 4,067 kg/ha | 7,327 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +64.7% | 4,167 kg/ha | 6,862 kg/ha |
| 2019 | -39.8% | 19,000 kg/ha | 11,443 kg/ha |
| 2011 | -32.7% | 6,862 kg/ha | 4,615 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -28.1% | 5,794 kg/ha | 4,167 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,043 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 3,114 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,358 kg/ha | 3,114 kg/ha | 3,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,827 kg/ha | 3,750 kg/ha | 3,846 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,558 kg/ha | 3,636 kg/ha | 7,327 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,559 kg/ha | 3,974 kg/ha | 5,794 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,769 kg/ha | 4,615 kg/ha | 19,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,971 kg/ha | 13,227 kg/ha | 14,492 kg/ha | 5 |
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- 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 citrus fruit, total — yield in Botswana?
- Citrus fruit, total — yield in Botswana was 13,829 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for citrus fruit, total — yield?
- Botswana ranks 61st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — yield rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.