Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Botswana
Botswana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Botswana stood at 97.19. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Botswana peaked at 141.52 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 97.19, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 85th of 181 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124.93 | — |
| 1962 | 122.1 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 123.25 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 124.24 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 122.42 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 125.55 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 124.89 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 128 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 131.07 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 141.52 | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 139.13 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 137.76 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 131.42 | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 128.29 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 128.18 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 127.53 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 123.73 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 126.85 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 119.46 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 114.91 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 113.32 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 117.63 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 115.58 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 113.61 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 111.69 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 111.76 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 113.67 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 112.11 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 109.04 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 111.13 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 109.78 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 114.7 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 112.24 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 112.93 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 112.94 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 111.65 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 111.9 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 113.56 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 112.47 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 111.41 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 118.13 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 117.18 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 114.47 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 112.68 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 111.02 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 109.66 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 108.13 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 101.47 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 101.02 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 102.54 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 102.53 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 103.22 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 102.19 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 100.93 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 99.91 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.16 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 108.29 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 111.99 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 101.48 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 98.74 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 99.28 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.19 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.37 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.19 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.16 | 122.1 | 131.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 130.39 | 119.46 | 141.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.33 | 109.04 | 117.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.33 | 109.78 | 114.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.52 | 101.02 | 118.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.22 | 99.16 | 111.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.55 | 97.19 | 99.28 | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Botswana?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Botswana was 97.19 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 141.52 in 1970.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.19 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.