Yields of important staple crops in Botswana
Botswana: Yields of important staple crops was 1.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.14
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
113th
of 125 countries
All-time high
2.62
in 1990
All-time low
0.6081
in 2019
Years of data
55
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of important staple crops in Botswana stood at 1.14.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Botswana peaked at 2.62 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6081, 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 | 2.24 | 2.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 | 1.89 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 | 1.63 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 0.8 | 1.59 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.97 | 0.6081 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 1.01 | 2.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.78 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.78 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 60,588 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Botswana?
- Yields of important staple crops in Botswana was 1.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 in 1990.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6081 in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Botswana ranks 113th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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