Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Botswana
Botswana: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 3,360 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food supply in Botswana stood at 3,360 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Botswana peaked at 7,199 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,360 million Kcal, in 2021.
Botswana ranks 155th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,350 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 3,925 million Kcal | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 6,205 million Kcal | +58.1% |
| 2013 | 5,396 million Kcal | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 5,860 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 5,283 million Kcal | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 6,778 million Kcal | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 4,698 million Kcal | -30.7% |
| 2018 | 4,111 million Kcal | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 4,382 million Kcal | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 7,199 million Kcal | +64.3% |
| 2021 | 3,360 million Kcal | -53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,360 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,360 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3,360 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,147 million Kcal, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3,360 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,396 million Kcal, 23% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,199 million Kcal | 3,925 million Kcal | 6,778 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,320 million Kcal | 3,360 million Kcal | 7,199 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 152 Suriname 3,618 million Kcal compare
- 153 Cyprus 3,376 million Kcal compare
- 154 New Caledonia 3,361 million Kcal compare
- 156 Guyana 3,279 million Kcal compare
- 157 Seychelles 3,103 million Kcal compare
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe 3,080 million Kcal compare
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 pelagic fish — food supply in Botswana?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Botswana was 3,360 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,199 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,360 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Botswana ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — 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.