> In 2024 Botswana produced 500 t of groundnuts (peanuts), the 92nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.6%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/botswana/

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# Groundnuts (peanuts) production in Botswana

In 2024 Botswana produced 500 t of groundnuts (peanuts), the 92nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.6%. The record was 6,350 t in 1971. Area harvested: 1,529 ha, yield 0.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024500 t
World rank92 of 107
10-year change−9.6%
Record6,350 t1971

## Groundnuts (peanuts) in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Botswana compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.3world 1.8 (−82%)
kg per person0.20world 7.05
10-year change−9.6%world +24%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 90 | [Mauritania](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/mauritania/) | 849 | 0.00% |
| 91 | [Namibia](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/namibia/) | 638 | 0.00% |
| 92 | **Botswana** | 500 | 0.00% |
| 93 | [Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/cuba/) | 483 | 0.00% |
| 94 | [Fiji](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/fiji/) | 361 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 107 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/)

### Map of world production of groundnuts (peanuts)

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 | 500 | +23% | 1,529 | 0.33 |
| 2023 | 406 | −35% | 1,621 | 0.25 |
| 2022 | 625 | −40% | 2,565 | 0.24 |
| 2021 | 1,038 | −23% | 1,718 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | 1,350 | +1,434% | 2,295 | 0.59 |
| 2019 | 88 | −76% | 638 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | 361 | +149% | 1,913 | 0.19 |
| 2017 | 145 | −47% | 896 | 0.16 |
| 2016 | 275 | +82% | 943 | 0.29 |
| 2015 | 151 | −73% | 636 | 0.24 |
| 2014 | 553 | +394% | 1,239 | 0.45 |
| 2013 | 112 | −44% | 641 | 0.17 |
| 2012 | 200 | −76% | 560 | 0.36 |
| 2011 | 833 | −54% | 1,408 | 0.59 |
| 2010 | 1,826 | +19% | 3,075 | 0.59 |
| 2009 | 1,539 | +33% | 2,350 | 0.65 |
| 2008 | 1,160 | +353% | 959 | 1.21 |
| 2007 | 256 | −55% | 293 | 0.87 |
| 2006 | 570 | +2.5% | 1,000 | 0.57 |
| 2005 | 556 | +15% | 1,117 | 0.50 |
| 2004 | 483 | −16% | 1,000 | 0.48 |
| 2003 | 578 | +322% | 600 | 0.96 |
| 2002 | 137 | −6.8% | 1,000 | 0.14 |
| 2001 | 147 | −88% | 1,000 | 0.15 |
| 2000 | 1,230 | +467% | 1,230 | 1.00 |
| 1999 | 217 | +79% | 1,033 | 0.21 |
| 1998 | 121 | −88% | 400 | 0.30 |
| 1997 | 1,039 | +89% | 4,000 | 0.26 |
| 1996 | 551 | −42% | 1,000 | 0.55 |
| 1995 | 951 | +73% | 1,000 | 0.95 |
| 1994 | 550 | +337% | 1,000 | 0.55 |
| 1993 | 126 | −64% | 700 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 350 | −56% | 800 | 0.44 |
| 1991 | 800 | +48% | 1,500 | 0.53 |
| 1990 | 540 | +8.0% | 1,000 | 0.54 |
| 1989 | 500 | +150% | 800 | 0.63 |
| 1988 | 200 | +233% | 600 | 0.33 |
| 1987 | 60 | −70% | 400 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 200 | −75% | 1,000 | 0.20 |
| 1985 | 800 | +36% | 1,000 | 0.80 |
| 1984 | 590 | −28% | 1,800 | 0.33 |
| 1983 | 825 | +206% | 600 | 1.38 |
| 1982 | 270 | −86% | 721 | 0.37 |
| 1981 | 1,975 | +41% | 4,300 | 0.46 |
| 1980 | 1,400 | +536% | 3,800 | 0.37 |
| 1979 | 220 | −89% | 2,600 | 0.08 |
| 1978 | 2,000 | −20% | 4,500 | 0.44 |
| 1977 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.42 |
| 1976 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.42 |
| 1975 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.42 |
| 1974 | 2,500 | −17% | 6,000 | 0.42 |
| 1973 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 0.60 |
| 1972 | 3,000 | −53% | 5,000 | 0.60 |
| 1971 | 6,350 | +75% | 6,070 | 1.05 |
| 1970 | 3,629 | −20% | 4,229 | 0.86 |
| 1969 | 4,550 | +6.7% | 4,318 | 1.05 |
| 1968 | 4,264 | +72% | 4,087 | 1.04 |
| 1967 | 2,473 | +688% | 2,347 | 1.05 |
| 1966 | 314 | −21% | 286 | 1.10 |
| 1965 | 398 | −80% | 408 | 0.98 |
| 1964 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 2,000 | +196% | 2,500 | 0.80 |
| 1962 | 676 | −80% | 966 | 0.70 |
| 1961 | 3,447 | — | 4,451 | 0.77 |

## Trade, 2024

Imports67 t USD 152,000
Importer rank102 of 141
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of groundnuts (peanuts) in Botswana?

Botswana produced 500 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of groundnuts (peanuts)?

Botswana ranked 92nd of 107 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 34.1% of the world total.

### How has the production of groundnuts (peanuts) in Botswana changed?

It fell by 9.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +24% for the world. The record was 6,350 t in 1971.

### What is the yield of groundnuts (peanuts) in Botswana?

0.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (500 t from 1,529 ha), against a world average of 1.8 t/ha.

### Does Botswana export or import groundnuts, excluding shelled?

In 2024 Botswana reported no exports and imports of 67 t (USD 152,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### 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 imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/india/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/nigeria/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/united-states/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/myanmar/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/sudan/)[Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/senegal/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/argentina/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/guinea/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/brazil/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/tanzania/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/chad/)
[All countries producing groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/)

## Other products of Botswana

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[Agricultural production in Botswana](https://husfarm.com/production/country/botswana/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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