Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana
Botswana: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number was 113.83 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production index number in Botswana is 113.83, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 45.0% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production index number in Botswana peaked at 426.47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 1984.
Botswana ranks 58th of 147 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 (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.9 | — |
| 1962 | 40.16 | +929.7% |
| 1963 | 37.94 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 5.16 | -86.4% |
| 1965 | 9.64 | +86.8% |
| 1966 | 104.42 | +983.2% |
| 1967 | 9.7 | -90.7% |
| 1968 | 47.72 | +392.0% |
| 1969 | 80.95 | +69.6% |
| 1970 | 13.28 | -83.6% |
| 1971 | 104.98 | +690.5% |
| 1972 | 65.14 | -38.0% |
| 1973 | 141.03 | +116.5% |
| 1974 | 214.39 | +52.0% |
| 1975 | 181.5 | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 396.12 | +118.2% |
| 1977 | 223.87 | -43.5% |
| 1978 | 88.54 | -60.5% |
| 1979 | 14.23 | -83.9% |
| 1980 | 73.36 | +415.5% |
| 1981 | 135.43 | +84.6% |
| 1982 | 78.42 | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 53.72 | -31.5% |
| 1984 | 3.1 | -94.2% |
| 1985 | 9.08 | +192.9% |
| 1986 | 22.77 | +150.8% |
| 1987 | 20.71 | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 48.32 | +133.3% |
| 1989 | 125 | +158.7% |
| 1990 | 74.62 | -40.3% |
| 1991 | 91.7 | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 18.97 | -79.3% |
| 1993 | 18.82 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 68.3 | +262.9% |
| 1995 | 119.86 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | 155.76 | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 143.23 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 14.82 | -89.7% |
| 1999 | 24.01 | +62.0% |
| 2000 | 59.11 | +146.2% |
| 2001 | 31.47 | -46.8% |
| 2002 | 104.01 | +230.5% |
| 2003 | 10.33 | -90.1% |
| 2004 | 47.61 | +360.9% |
| 2005 | 101.69 | +113.6% |
| 2006 | 95.89 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.65 | -85.8% |
| 2008 | 56.71 | +315.5% |
| 2009 | 127.07 | +124.1% |
| 2010 | 66.86 | -47.4% |
| 2011 | 222.75 | +233.2% |
| 2012 | 48.55 | -78.2% |
| 2013 | 24.31 | -49.9% |
| 2014 | 180.55 | +642.7% |
| 2015 | 23.98 | -86.7% |
| 2016 | 95.47 | +298.1% |
| 2017 | 77.57 | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 155.78 | +100.8% |
| 2019 | 46.02 | -70.5% |
| 2020 | 391.76 | +751.3% |
| 2021 | 426.47 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 188.35 | -55.8% |
| 2023 | 207.05 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 113.83 | -45.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 113.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104.25, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 113.83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116.49, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +983.2% | 9.64 | 104.42 |
| 1962 | +929.7% | 3.9 | 40.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.73 | 3.9 | 104.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.31 | 13.28 | 396.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.99 | 3.1 | 135.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.01 | 14.82 | 155.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.75 | 10.33 | 127.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.18 | 23.98 | 222.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.49 | 113.83 | 426.47 | 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 maize (corn) — gross production index number in Botswana?
- Maize (corn) — gross production index number in Botswana was 113.83 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 426.47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 1984.
- How does Botswana rank for maize (corn) — gross production index number?
- Botswana ranks 58th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production index number rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 (corn) — 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.