Maize production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 18,000 t of maize, the 126th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 37%. The record was 67,436 t in 2021. Area harvested: 30,000 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 18,000 t
- World rank
- 126 of 162
- 10-year change
- −37%
- Record
- 67,436 t
- 2021
Maize in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Botswana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 5.8 (−90%)
- kg per person
- 7.14
- world 149
- 10-year change
- −37%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Comoros | 20,105 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Eritrea | 20,000 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Botswana | 18,000 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Mauritania | 18,000 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Sweden | 15,500 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of maize
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 | 18,000 | −45% | 30,000 | 0.60 |
| 2023 | 32,740 | +9.9% | 53,729 | 0.61 |
| 2022 | 29,782 | −56% | 67,932 | 0.44 |
| 2021 | 67,436 | +8.9% | 84,503 | 0.80 |
| 2020 | 61,947 | +751% | 92,872 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 7,278 | −70% | 35,862 | 0.20 |
| 2018 | 24,633 | +101% | 76,608 | 0.32 |
| 2017 | 12,265 | −19% | 51,030 | 0.24 |
| 2016 | 15,095 | +298% | 60,320 | 0.25 |
| 2015 | 3,792 | −87% | 14,857 | 0.26 |
| 2014 | 28,550 | +643% | 104,197 | 0.27 |
| 2013 | 3,844 | −50% | 45,267 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 7,677 | −78% | 56,051 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 35,222 | +233% | 101,425 | 0.35 |
| 2010 | 10,572 | −47% | 65,388 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 20,093 | +124% | 82,710 | 0.24 |
| 2008 | 8,967 | +316% | 48,633 | 0.18 |
| 2007 | 2,158 | −86% | 17,705 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 15,162 | −5.7% | 60,373 | 0.25 |
| 2005 | 16,080 | +114% | 70,000 | 0.23 |
| 2004 | 7,529 | +361% | 43,208 | 0.17 |
| 2003 | 1,633 | −90% | 7,617 | 0.21 |
| 2002 | 16,447 | +231% | 55,803 | 0.29 |
| 2001 | 4,976 | −47% | 24,977 | 0.20 |
| 2000 | 9,347 | +146% | 83,258 | 0.11 |
| 1999 | 3,796 | +62% | 34,171 | 0.11 |
| 1998 | 2,344 | −90% | 25,756 | 0.09 |
| 1997 | 22,649 | −8.0% | 79,000 | 0.29 |
| 1996 | 24,629 | +30% | 100,000 | 0.25 |
| 1995 | 18,953 | +75% | 20,000 | 0.95 |
| 1994 | 10,800 | +263% | 63,600 | 0.17 |
| 1993 | 2,976 | −0.8% | 22,000 | 0.14 |
| 1992 | 3,000 | −79% | 15,800 | 0.19 |
| 1991 | 14,500 | +23% | 36,600 | 0.40 |
| 1990 | 11,800 | −40% | 40,700 | 0.29 |
| 1989 | 19,765 | +159% | 52,300 | 0.38 |
| 1988 | 7,640 | +133% | 32,900 | 0.23 |
| 1987 | 3,275 | −9.0% | 5,400 | 0.61 |
| 1986 | 3,600 | +151% | 8,800 | 0.41 |
| 1985 | 1,435 | +193% | 7,900 | 0.18 |
| 1984 | 490 | −94% | 3,300 | 0.15 |
| 1983 | 8,495 | −31% | 19,600 | 0.43 |
| 1982 | 12,400 | −42% | 23,900 | 0.52 |
| 1981 | 21,415 | +85% | 59,300 | 0.36 |
| 1980 | 11,600 | +416% | 46,500 | 0.25 |
| 1979 | 2,250 | −84% | 21,100 | 0.11 |
| 1978 | 14,000 | −60% | 45,000 | 0.31 |
| 1977 | 35,400 | −43% | 65,000 | 0.54 |
| 1976 | 62,637 | +118% | 80,000 | 0.78 |
| 1975 | 28,700 | −15% | 40,000 | 0.72 |
| 1974 | 33,900 | +52% | 70,000 | 0.48 |
| 1973 | 22,300 | +117% | 50,000 | 0.45 |
| 1972 | 10,300 | −38% | 9,500 | 1.08 |
| 1971 | 16,600 | +690% | 24,900 | 0.67 |
| 1970 | 2,100 | −84% | 30,297 | 0.07 |
| 1969 | 12,800 | +70% | 46,629 | 0.27 |
| 1968 | 7,545 | +392% | 29,550 | 0.26 |
| 1967 | 1,534 | −91% | 13,686 | 0.11 |
| 1966 | 16,511 | +983% | 29,236 | 0.56 |
| 1965 | 1,525 | +87% | 5,716 | 0.27 |
| 1964 | 816 | −86% | 1,214 | 0.67 |
| 1963 | 6,000 | −5.5% | 8,000 | 0.75 |
| 1962 | 6,350 | +931% | 9,308 | 0.68 |
| 1961 | 616 | — | 1,376 | 0.45 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 146 t USD 45,000
- Exporter rank
- 96 of 137
- Imports
- 317,608 t USD 90.0 m
- Importer rank
- 58 of 190
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of maize in Botswana?
Botswana produced 18,000 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of maize?
Botswana ranked 126th of 162 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 31.0% of the world total.
How has the production of maize in Botswana changed?
It fell by 37% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 67,436 t in 2021.
What is the yield of maize in Botswana?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (18,000 t from 30,000 ha), against a world average of 5.8 t/ha.
Does Botswana export or import maize (corn)?
In 2024 Botswana reported exports of 146 t (USD 45,000) and imports of 317,608 t (USD 90.0 m), 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 from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.