Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana, 2017–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0017 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
That places Botswana 127th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +73.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0017 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0017 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 124 Congo 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Paraguay 0.0022 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Central African Republic 0.0021 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Namibia 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Oman 0.0014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eritrea 0.0007 ha per square kilometre 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 — area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.