Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Botswana
Botswana: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0006 ha per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0101 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2007.
Botswana ranks 53rd 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0084 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 ha per person | -78.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 ha per person | +152.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | -79.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per person | -30.3% |
| 1967 | 0.004 ha per person | +716.3% |
| 1968 | 0.007 ha per person | +73.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0072 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 ha per person | +41.1% |
| 1972 | 0.008 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 ha per person | -45.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 ha per person | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 ha per person | -83.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 ha per person | +189.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 ha per person | -46.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | -61.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per person | +46.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | -48.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 ha per person | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | +290.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -90.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | +152.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -41.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | +63.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -71.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +220.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per person | +140.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -55.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -60.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | +90.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -49.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 ha per person | +110.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -67.1% |
| 2020 | 0.001 ha per person | +254.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | +46.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0006 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0088 ha per person, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +716.3% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Botswana?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Botswana was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.