FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All cereals production in Botswana

In 2024 Botswana produced 54,554 t of all cereals, the 147th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.6%. The record was 162,122 t in 2020. Area harvested: 60,588 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 54,554 t
World rank: 147 of 177
10-year change: +8.6%
Record: 162,122 t; 2020

All cereals in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Botswana compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.9; world 4.2 (−79%)
kg per person: 21.6; world 384
10-year change: +8.6%; world +11%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
145	Lesotho	67,527	0.00%
146	Namibia	61,229	0.00%
147	Botswana	54,554	0.00%
148	Gabon	47,737	0.00%
149	Kuwait	35,266	0.00%

Full ranking of 177 countries

Map of world production of cereals

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	54,554	−27%	60,588	0.90
2023	74,579	−35%	85,700	0.87
2022	115,580	−5.4%	111,998	1.03
2021	122,239	−25%	121,926	1.00
2020	162,122	+233%	202,083	0.80
2019	48,665	−40%	126,623	0.38
2018	80,923	+249%	204,263	0.40
2017	23,208	−52%	73,297	0.32
2016	48,573	+10%	134,350	0.36
2015	43,967	−13%	105,866	0.42
2014	50,253	+159%	164,658	0.31
2013	19,366	−48%	88,982	0.22
2012	37,457	−49%	102,001	0.37
2011	74,024	+47%	163,673	0.45
2010	50,345	−9.1%	135,467	0.37
2009	55,378	+51%	152,311	0.36
2008	36,741	+17%	101,822	0.36
2007	31,312	−29%	79,167	0.40
2006	43,810	+20%	117,650	0.37
2005	36,513	+37%	116,746	0.31
2004	26,672	−26%	97,254	0.27
2003	35,885	+4.1%	90,990	0.39
2002	34,479	+49%	96,508	0.36
2001	23,080	−6.1%	68,251	0.34
2000	24,576	+18%	120,638	0.20
1999	20,827	+39%	91,141	0.23
1998	14,934	−66%	60,531	0.25
1997	43,946	−51%	158,760	0.28
1996	89,530	+43%	276,883	0.32
1995	62,769	+13%	136,931	0.46
1994	55,405	+19%	247,549	0.22
1993	46,376	+106%	109,311	0.42
1992	22,500	−57%	77,933	0.29
1991	52,300	−3.9%	137,174	0.38
1990	54,430	−30%	204,982	0.27
1989	77,275	−29%	267,500	0.29
1988	108,280	+346%	288,300	0.38
1987	24,275	+3.3%	127,300	0.19
1986	23,500	+14%	118,400	0.20
1985	20,670	+117%	103,000	0.20
1984	9,525	−43%	63,200	0.15
1983	16,765	−13%	63,200	0.27
1982	19,320	−64%	67,100	0.29
1981	54,195	+18%	196,900	0.28
1980	45,900	+371%	193,500	0.24
1979	9,750	−71%	73,700	0.13
1978	34,200	−54%	127,300	0.27
1977	73,600	−40%	177,300	0.42
1976	123,147	+84%	191,470	0.64
1975	67,050	−39%	150,270	0.45
1974	110,750	+221%	160,270	0.69
1973	34,517	−57%	125,250	0.28
1972	79,500	−18%	83,818	0.95
1971	96,400	+736%	215,194	0.45
1970	11,530	−77%	182,379	0.06
1969	50,075	+93%	161,765	0.31
1968	25,943	−60%	99,160	0.26
1967	65,529	+85%	206,775	0.32
1966	35,466	+206%	80,619	0.44
1965	11,599	+0.8%	35,172	0.33
1964	11,506	−38%	41,698	0.28
1963	18,550	+9.8%	48,460	0.38
1962	16,900	−73%	49,768	0.34
1961	62,161	—	181,860	0.34

Questions and answers

What is the production of cereals in Botswana?

Botswana produced 54,554 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of cereals?

Botswana ranked 147th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.

How has the production of cereals in Botswana changed?

It rose by 8.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 162,122 t in 2020.

What is the yield of cereals in Botswana?

0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (54,554 t from 60,588 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Botswana is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.