Maize and products — Production in Botswana
Botswana: Maize and products — Production was 33 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize and products — Production in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 33 1000 t for maize and products — production in 2023.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 725.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in Botswana peaked at 67 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 t, in 2013.
Botswana ranks 121st of 170 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.
Maize and products — Production in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 35 1000 t | +218.2% |
| 2012 | 8 1000 t | -77.1% |
| 2013 | 4 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 29 1000 t | +625.0% |
| 2015 | 4 1000 t | -86.2% |
| 2016 | 12 1000 t | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 7 1000 t | -46.2% |
| 2020 | 62 1000 t | +785.7% |
| 2021 | 67 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 30 1000 t | -55.2% |
| 2023 | 33 1000 t | +10.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 33 1000 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 358 1000 t, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 33 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 571.5 1000 t, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +785.7% | 7 1000 t | 62 1000 t |
| 2014 | +625.0% | 4 1000 t | 29 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5 1000 t | 4 1000 t | 35 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 48 1000 t | 30 1000 t | 67 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 — production in Botswana?
- Maize and products — production in Botswana was 33 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 67 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for maize and products — production?
- Botswana ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 725.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Production. 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.