Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Botswana
Botswana: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 0.1242 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.1242 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and up 355.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.279 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.014 t per square kilometre, in 1984.
Botswana ranks 140th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1097 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0298 t per square kilometre | -72.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0327 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0626 t per square kilometre | +205.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1156 t per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0458 t per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1701 t per square kilometre | +736.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1403 t per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0609 t per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1954 t per square kilometre | +220.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1183 t per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2157 t per square kilometre | +82.3% |
| 1977 | 0.127 t per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0575 t per square kilometre | -54.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0144 t per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0782 t per square kilometre | +443.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0928 t per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.014 t per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | +140.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0386 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.04 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1882 t per square kilometre | +370.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1335 t per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 t per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0888 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0765 t per square kilometre | +116.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0926 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1059 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1533 t per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0731 t per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | -70.0% |
| 1999 | 0.032 t per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0577 t per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0605 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.044 t per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0613 t per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0741 t per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0521 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0606 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0925 t per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0825 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1241 t per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0594 t per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0273 t per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0816 t per square kilometre | +199.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0703 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0786 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0341 t per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1357 t per square kilometre | +297.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0786 t per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2020 | 0.279 t per square kilometre | +255.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2083 t per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1965 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1242 t per square kilometre | -36.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1242 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1242 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +736.1% | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | 0.1701 t per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +443.6% | 0.0144 t per square kilometre | 0.0782 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0584 t per square kilometre | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | 0.1156 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.112 t per square kilometre | 0.0144 t per square kilometre | 0.2157 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0677 t per square kilometre | 0.014 t per square kilometre | 0.1882 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0772 t per square kilometre | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | 0.1533 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0577 t per square kilometre | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | 0.0925 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0772 t per square kilometre | 0.0273 t per square kilometre | 0.1357 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.202 t per square kilometre | 0.1242 t per square kilometre | 0.279 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 137 Gabon 0.18 t per square kilometre compare
- 138 New Caledonia 0.1594 t per square kilometre compare
- 139 Costa Rica 0.1434 t per square kilometre compare
- 141 Libya 0.1182 t per square kilometre compare
- 142 Fiji 0.111 t per square kilometre compare
- 143 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1051 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.1242 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.279 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 t per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Botswana rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.