Potatoes and products — Import quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Potatoes and products — Import quantity was 27 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes and products — Import quantity in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes and products — import quantity in Botswana stood at 27 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — import quantity in Botswana peaked at 39 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18 1000 t, in 2022.
That places Botswana 113th out of 194 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.
Potatoes and products — Import quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 23 1000 t | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 33 1000 t | +43.5% |
| 2013 | 31 1000 t | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 25 1000 t | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 33 1000 t | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 30 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 29 1000 t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 39 1000 t | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 36 1000 t | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 38 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 38 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 1000 t | -52.6% |
| 2023 | 27 1000 t | +50.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 27 1000 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48 1000 t, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 27 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5 1000 t, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4 1000 t | 23 1000 t | 39 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.25 1000 t | 18 1000 t | 38 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 110 Albania 29 1000 t compare
- 110 Tunisia 29 1000 t compare
- 112 Belarus 28 1000 t compare
- 114 China, Macao SAR 25 1000 t compare
- 114 Norway 25 1000 t compare
- 116 Luxembourg 24 1000 t compare
- 116 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24 1000 t 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 potatoes and products — import quantity in Botswana?
- Potatoes and products — import quantity in Botswana was 27 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for potatoes and products — import quantity?
- Botswana ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — import quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Potatoes and products — Import quantity. 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.