Starchy Roots — Food supply in Botswana
Botswana: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 98,250 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply in Botswana is 98,250 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Botswana peaked at 109,826 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84,674 million Kcal, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 84,674 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 88,547 million Kcal | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 93,436 million Kcal | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 97,388 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 97,005 million Kcal | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 102,491 million Kcal | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 95,427 million Kcal | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 94,172 million Kcal | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 101,301 million Kcal | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 103,266 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 109,436 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 109,826 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96,018 million Kcal | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 98,250 million Kcal | +2.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 98,250 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 98,250 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 million million Kcal, 9% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95,771 million Kcal | 84,674 million Kcal | 103,266 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,383 million Kcal | 96,018 million Kcal | 109,826 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 starchy roots — food supply in Botswana?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Botswana was 98,250 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 109,826 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,674 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Starchy Roots — 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.