Maize and products — Food in Botswana
Botswana: Maize and products — Food was 199 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food in Botswana stood at 199 1000 t.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food in Botswana peaked at 221 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 118 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Botswana 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 118 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 122 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 123 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 145 1000 t | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 190 1000 t | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 185 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 193 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 221 1000 t | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 206 1000 t | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 215 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 203 1000 t | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 204 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 193 1000 t | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 199 1000 t | +3.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 199 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41 1000 t, 4.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 199 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 224 1000 t, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 171.8 1000 t | 118 1000 t | 221 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.75 1000 t | 193 1000 t | 204 1000 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 maize and products — food in Botswana?
- Maize and products — food in Botswana was 199 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 221 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for maize and products — food?
- Botswana ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 Maize and products — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A 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 capita 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.