Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Botswana
Botswana: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 295.41 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — production in Botswana is 295.41 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Botswana peaked at 2,007 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 256.92 t, in 2021.
Botswana ranks 73rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,213 t | 800 t | 2,007 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 910 t | 450 t | 1,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 950 t | 950 t | 950 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 557.3 t | 358 t | 770 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 727.2 t | 450 t | 1,191 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 316.06 t | 290.86 t | 414.52 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 277.88 t | 256.92 t | 295.41 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 70 Lao People's Democratic Republic 345 t compare
- 72 Burundi 315.03 t compare
- 74 Haiti 283.63 t compare
- 75 Costa Rica 256.55 t compare
- 76 Albania 240.97 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture share gdp 1.78 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.78 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 32.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 821,007 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Tomatoes — Production 4,023 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Botswana?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Botswana was 295.41 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,007 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 256.92 t in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Botswana ranks 73rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Cotton lint, ginned — Production. 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.