Yields of key staple crops in Botswana
Botswana: Yields of key staple crops was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yields of key staple crops in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Botswana stood at 1.14 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Botswana peaked at 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6081 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 113th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.6081 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 821,007 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 32.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 60,588 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Botswana?
- Yields of key staple crops in Botswana was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6081 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Botswana ranks 113th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.