Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana
Botswana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 111.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 111.21 for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Botswana peaked at 116.87 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.94, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 68th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.94 | — |
| 1962 | 29.94 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30.93 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 31.93 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 31.93 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 32.93 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 32.93 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 33.93 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 34.93 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 37.92 | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 37.92 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38.92 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 38.92 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 39.91 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 41.91 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 43.91 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 44.9 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 48.9 | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 48.9 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.9 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.89 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 53.88 | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 54.88 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 55.88 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 56.88 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 58.87 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 61.87 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 62.87 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 62.87 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.86 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 66.86 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 71.85 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 72.35 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 74.84 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 76.84 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 77.83 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.83 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 82.82 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 83.82 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.82 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 91.8 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 92.8 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.26 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.42 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.72 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.3 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.8 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.81 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 91.28 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 94.63 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 96.5 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 98.79 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 99.29 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.51 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.91 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.58 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 111.42 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 116.87 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 107.42 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 106.03 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 108.21 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 109.85 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 110.74 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 111.21 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.15 | 29.94 | 34.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.21 | 37.92 | 48.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.68 | 48.9 | 62.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.29 | 65.86 | 83.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5 | 84.82 | 93.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.49 | 94.63 | 116.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.21 | 106.03 | 111.21 | 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 production index number in Botswana?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Botswana was 111.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 116.87 in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.94 in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Botswana ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross 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.