Wheat seed quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Wheat seed quantity was 16 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▬ Flat
Wheat seed quantity in Botswana, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
In 2011, wheat seed quantity in Botswana stood at 16 FAO, metric tonnes.
The figure is down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat seed quantity in Botswana peaked at 60 FAO, metric tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10 FAO, metric tonnes, in 2006.
Botswana ranks 32nd of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wheat seed quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 19 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 23 FAO, metric tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1966 | 23 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 23 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +56.5% |
| 1969 | 23 FAO, metric tonnes | -36.1% |
| 1970 | 24 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 24 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30 FAO, metric tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 32 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 32 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 32 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1981 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 46 FAO, metric tonnes | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 30 FAO, metric tonnes | -34.8% |
| 1991 | 29 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 32 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 34 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 29 FAO, metric tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 31 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 32 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 35 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 45 FAO, metric tonnes | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 42 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 41 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 33 FAO, metric tonnes | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 35 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 10 FAO, metric tonnes | -69.7% |
| 2007 | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 16 FAO, metric tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 621 FAO, metric tonnes, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat seed quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -69.7% | 33 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1980 | +66.7% | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | 60 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 2007 | +60.0% | 10 FAO, metric tonnes | 16 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1968 | +56.5% | 23 FAO, metric tonnes | 36 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1969 | -36.1% | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | 23 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1990 | -34.8% | 46 FAO, metric tonnes | 30 FAO, metric tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.67 FAO, metric tonnes | 19 FAO, metric tonnes | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.8 FAO, metric tonnes | 24 FAO, metric tonnes | 36 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.6 FAO, metric tonnes | 46 FAO, metric tonnes | 60 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3 FAO, metric tonnes | 29 FAO, metric tonnes | 45 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 FAO, metric tonnes | 42 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | 16 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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- 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 wheat seed quantity in Botswana?
- Wheat seed quantity in Botswana was 16 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest wheat seed quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 60 FAO, metric tonnes in 1980.
- What is the lowest wheat seed quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 FAO, metric tonnes in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for wheat seed quantity?
- Botswana ranks 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wheat seed quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Wheat seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.