Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.0036 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0114 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 ha per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 79th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0114 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0111 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0104 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0105 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0103 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.01 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0076 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.007 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.007 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.005 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.004 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Botswana?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Botswana was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.