Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Botswana
Botswana: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 115.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
115.75
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
67th
of 185 countries
All-time high
139.05
in 2022
All-time low
36.1
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Botswana is 115.75, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Botswana peaked at 139.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.1, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 67th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.1 | — |
| 1962 | 36.32 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 41.85 | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 47.52 | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 52.36 | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 50.87 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 50.08 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 42.6 | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 45.24 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 54.82 | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 61.05 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 61.18 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 67.06 | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 68.87 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 67.27 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 74.95 | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 70.91 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 58.65 | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 74.91 | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 57.58 | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 72.27 | +25.5% |
| 1982 | 75.69 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 70.36 | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 77.89 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 75.53 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 74.43 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 66.59 | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 71.15 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 73.83 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 76.22 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 73.35 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 75.08 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 75.94 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.92 | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 83.27 | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 76.17 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 70.79 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 66.75 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 56.72 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 59.02 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 66.33 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 61.57 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 59.39 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 68.3 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 72.39 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 72.46 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.88 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 76.94 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 81.95 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 91.31 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 97.95 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 97.12 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.56 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 99.21 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 102.23 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 98.56 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 98.09 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.17 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 108.86 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 123.17 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 116.81 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 139.05 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 119.36 | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 115.75 | -3.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 115.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106.78, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 115.75 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.09, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.77 | 36.1 | 52.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.97 | 54.82 | 74.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.53 | 57.58 | 77.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.22 | 56.72 | 83.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.22 | 59.02 | 81.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.71 | 91.31 | 108.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.83 | 115.75 | 139.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 64 Australia and New Zealand 116.66 compare
- 65 Colombia 116.64 compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 115.78 compare
- 68 Ecuador 115.61 compare
- 69 Indonesia 115.54 compare
- 70 China, mainland 115.23 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 10.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Botswana?
- Food — gross production index number in Botswana was 115.75 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 139.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1 in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for food — gross production index number?
- Botswana ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.