Cotton lint — Production in Botswana
Botswana: Cotton lint — Production was 300 t in 2013. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint — Production in Botswana, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint — production in Botswana is 300 t, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Botswana peaked at 2,007 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 300 t, in 2011.
Botswana ranks 65th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Cotton lint — Production in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 800 t | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,007 t | +150.9% |
| 1965 | 2,000 t | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,622 t | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 853 t | -47.4% |
| 1968 | 811 t | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 1,021 t | +25.9% |
| 1970 | 450 t | -55.9% |
| 1971 | 1,100 t | +144.4% |
| 1972 | 900 t | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 950 t | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 756 t | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 622 t | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 417 t | -33.0% |
| 1993 | 358 t | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 418 t | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 368 t | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 424 t | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 770 t | +81.6% |
| 1998 | 710 t | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 730 t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 900 t | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 1,191 t | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 770 t | -35.3% |
| 2003 | 693 t | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 732 t | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 783 t | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 664 t | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 499 t | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 590 t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 450 t | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 400 t | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 300 t | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 300 t | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 300 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,465 t, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 300 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,500 t, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +150.9% | 800 t | 2,007 t |
| 1971 | +144.4% | 450 t | 1,100 t |
| 1997 | +81.6% | 424 t | 770 t |
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 | 325 t | 300 t | 400 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 cotton lint — production in Botswana?
- Cotton lint — production in Botswana was 300 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,007 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 t in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for cotton lint — production?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.