FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Botswana

According to FAOSTAT, Botswana produced 54,554 t of cereals, 67,842 t of vegetables, 28,326 t of fruit, 101,747 t of meat and 36,704 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sorghum (30,000 t), watermelons (18,743 t) and maize (18,000 t).

Products recorded: 55
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in sunflower seed (+763%), followed by oranges (+474%).

Livestock numbers: 918,057 cattle, 7,083 pigs, 148,744 sheep and 1.2 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All roots and tubers	110,966	139	0.01%	+11%
All meat	101,747	125	0.03%	+15%
All vegetables	67,842	140	0.01%	+48%
All cereals	54,554	147	0%	+8.6%
All milk	36,704	144	0%	−17%
All fruit	28,326	158	0%	+347%
All pulses	15,845	115	0.02%	+132%
All citrus fruit	3,871	108	0%	+474%
All eggs	3,547	131	0%	−21%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Other starchy roots and tubers	106,245	12	1.09%	+6.5%
Beer	79,200	106	0.04%	+21%
Beef (cattle meat)	64,889	87	0.09%	+22%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	44,858	97	0.02%	+9.0%
Sorghum	30,000	58	0.05%	+110%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	27,967	18	1.36%	+12%
Cow milk	25,704	142	0%	−15%
Watermelons	18,743	86	0.02%	—
Skim milk of cows	18,525	107	0.01%	+14%
Maize	18,000	126	0%	−37%
Other pulses n.e.c.	15,845	43	0.36%	+132%
Goat milk	11,000	75	0.05%	−22%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	8,860	77	0.09%	+22%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	8,860	73	0.1%	+22%
Onions, dry	7,271	118	0.01%	+59%
Tallow	6,218	37	0.08%	+70%
Carrots and turnips	6,000	97	0.01%	—
Other fruits, n.e.c.	5,712	96	0.01%	+0.8%
Cabbages	4,940	111	0.01%	—
Cereals n.e.c.	4,226	41	0.05%	+5.8%
Tomatoes	4,023	134	0%	—
Goat meat	3,976	77	0.05%	−22%
Oranges	3,871	92	0.01%	+474%
Potatoes	3,632	135	0%	—
Hen eggs	3,547	130	0%	−21%
Sunflower seed	3,117	61	0.01%	+763%
Cheese from skimmed cow milk	2,896	35	0.11%	−56%
Cattle fat, unrendered	2,121	66	0.06%	+22%
Chicken meat	1,584	160	0%	−6.8%
Wheat	1,328	109	0%	—
Sweet potatoes	1,088	90	0%	—
Rabbit meat	1,032	20	0.12%	−0.3%
Millet	1,000	60	0%	−71%
Seed cotton	983	67	0%	−1.7%
Sheep meat	874	123	0.01%	−40%
Spinach	749	50	0%	—
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	736	73	0.05%	−22%
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	721	32	0.05%	0.0%
Pork (pig meat)	704	149	0%	+66%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	670	74	0.04%	−22%
Cotton seed	581	70	0%	−1.5%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	500	92	0%	−9.6%
Butter of cow milk	491	104	0.01%	+13%
Cream, fresh	390	64	0.01%	+13%
Groundnut oil	386	75	0.01%	+3,760%
Cotton lint	295	70	0%	−1.7%
Goat fat, unrendered	169	68	0.05%	−22%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	166	102	0.01%	−40%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	139	107	0.01%	−40%
Cottonseed oil	95	69	0%	−11%
Buttermilk, dry	68	98	0.01%	—
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	43	122	0%	+65%
Pig fat, rendered	40	78	0%	+38%
Fat of pigs	38	119	0%	+65%
Sheep fat, unrendered	38	100	0.01%	−40%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Goats	1,205,792	75	0.1%	−25%
Cattle	918,057	104	0.06%	−43%
Chickens	805,000	152	0%	−21%
Sheep	148,744	125	0.01%	−35%
Rabbits and hares	123,000	29	0.06%	+2.5%
Pigs	7,083	154	0%	+72%
Asses	5,378	74	0.01%	−98%
Mules and hinnies	3,275	40	0.04%	+2.3%
Horses	2,572	110	0%	−90%

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.