Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Botswana
Botswana: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 676.9 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Botswana is 676.9 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Botswana peaked at 2,227 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 615.6 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Botswana 68th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,094 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 875 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 875 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,708 kg/ha | +95.2% |
| 1965 | 1,989 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 2,227 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 1,259 kg/ha | -43.5% |
| 1968 | 998.1 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1969 | 1,202 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 615.6 kg/ha | -48.8% |
| 1971 | 1,004 kg/ha | +63.1% |
| 1972 | 985.9 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 954.5 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 954.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 922 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 891.4 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 901 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 910.6 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 920.2 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 944.1 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 907.5 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 875 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 894.4 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 884.2 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 954.5 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1,019 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1,088 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1,193 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1,268 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1,328 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,373 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,750 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 1,304 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 1,187 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 1,064 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 921.3 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 777.8 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 744.7 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 700 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 654.4 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 684.4 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 679.3 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 672.6 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 678.8 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 676.9 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 676.9 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 676.9 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 346.4 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +95.2% | 875 kg/ha | 1,708 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +63.1% | 615.6 kg/ha | 1,004 kg/ha |
| 1970 | -48.8% | 1,202 kg/ha | 615.6 kg/ha |
| 1967 | -43.5% | 2,227 kg/ha | 1,259 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +27.4% | 1,373 kg/ha | 1,750 kg/ha |
| 2008 | -25.5% | 1,750 kg/ha | 1,304 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,359 kg/ha | 875 kg/ha | 2,227 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 928.72 kg/ha | 615.6 kg/ha | 1,004 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 954.5 kg/ha | 954.5 kg/ha | 954.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 905.04 kg/ha | 875 kg/ha | 944.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,246 kg/ha | 954.5 kg/ha | 1,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 766.19 kg/ha | 654.4 kg/ha | 1,064 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 678.4 kg/ha | 672.6 kg/ha | 684.4 kg/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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Botswana?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Botswana was 676.9 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,227 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 615.6 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Botswana ranks 68th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.