Miscellaneous — Food supply in Botswana
Botswana: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 46,002 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — food supply in Botswana stood at 46,002 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Botswana peaked at 49,865 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,513 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Botswana 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31,513 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 31,962 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 32,345 million Kcal | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 32,710 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37,768 million Kcal | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 45,078 million Kcal | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 41,639 million Kcal | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 35,545 million Kcal | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 42,810 million Kcal | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 45,962 million Kcal | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 49,865 million Kcal | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 47,214 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 45,256 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 46,002 million Kcal | +1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 46,002 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,614 million Kcal, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 46,002 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,459 million Kcal, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37,733 million Kcal | 31,513 million Kcal | 45,962 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,084 million Kcal | 45,256 million Kcal | 49,865 million Kcal | 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 miscellaneous — food supply in Botswana?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Botswana was 46,002 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 49,865 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,513 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Botswana ranks 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). 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.