Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Botswana
Botswana: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 1,925 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Botswana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1,925 million Kcal for sweet potatoes — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 290.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Botswana peaked at 3,160 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 191.06 million Kcal, in 2018.
That places Botswana 99th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 475.04 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 481.85 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 487.62 million Kcal | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 493.06 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 327.4 million Kcal | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 609.04 million Kcal | +86.0% |
| 2016 | 452.16 million Kcal | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 227.72 million Kcal | -49.6% |
| 2018 | 191.06 million Kcal | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 3,160 million Kcal | +1553.9% |
| 2020 | 662.14 million Kcal | -79.0% |
| 2021 | 1,853 million Kcal | +179.8% |
| 2022 | 1,887 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,925 million Kcal | +2.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,925 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 770.12 million Kcal, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,925 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82,159 million Kcal, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1553.9% | 191.06 million Kcal | 3,160 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 690.49 million Kcal | 191.06 million Kcal | 3,160 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,582 million Kcal | 662.14 million Kcal | 1,925 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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Botswana?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Botswana was 1,925 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,160 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 191.06 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Botswana ranks 99th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — 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.