Roots, Other — Food supply in Botswana
Botswana: Roots, Other — Food supply was 82,061 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, Other — Food supply in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, other — food supply in Botswana stood at 82,061 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Botswana peaked at 82,126 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69,835 million Kcal, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69,835 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 72,122 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 73,924 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 77,739 million Kcal | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 78,953 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 79,123 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76,592 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 77,042 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77,494 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77,834 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82,126 million Kcal | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 81,682 million Kcal | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 81,590 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82,061 million Kcal | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 82,061 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 527.44 million Kcal, 155.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 82,061 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,123 million Kcal, 9.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76,066 million Kcal | 69,835 million Kcal | 79,123 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,865 million Kcal | 81,590 million Kcal | 82,126 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 22 Madagascar 105,529 million Kcal compare
- 23 Philippines 96,363 million Kcal compare
- 24 Cuba 92,104 million Kcal compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 79,355 million Kcal compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 79,355 million Kcal compare
- 28 Guinea 71,382 million Kcal 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 roots, other — food supply in Botswana?
- Roots, other — food supply in Botswana was 82,061 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 82,126 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,835 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, Other — 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.