Pulses — Food supply in Botswana
Botswana: Pulses — Food supply was 20,241 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 20,241 million Kcal for pulses — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Botswana peaked at 43,015 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,076 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places Botswana 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36,311 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 43,015 million Kcal | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 24,131 million Kcal | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 31,364 million Kcal | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 24,268 million Kcal | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 20,325 million Kcal | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 16,915 million Kcal | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 13,010 million Kcal | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 13,438 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,076 million Kcal | -54.8% |
| 2020 | 28,764 million Kcal | +373.4% |
| 2021 | 18,254 million Kcal | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 40,581 million Kcal | +122.3% |
| 2023 | 20,241 million Kcal | -50.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 20,241 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89,744 million Kcal, 23% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 20,241 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,387 million Kcal, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +373.4% | 6,076 million Kcal | 28,764 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,885 million Kcal | 6,076 million Kcal | 43,015 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,960 million Kcal | 18,254 million Kcal | 40,581 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 pulses — food supply in Botswana?
- Pulses — food supply in Botswana was 20,241 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 43,015 million Kcal in 2011.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,076 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for pulses — food supply?
- Botswana ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 Pulses — 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.