Which has higher wheat production, Botswana or Somalia?

Botswana, at 1,328 tonnes against 1,063 tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.

What is the difference in wheat production between Botswana and Somalia?

265 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Somalia: Wheat production

Botswana

1,328 tonnes

in 2024

Somalia

1,063 tonnes

in 2024

Botswana rank

111th

Somalia rank

114th

Wheat production over time

Botswana
Somalia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,328 tonnes against 1,063 tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 265 tonnes.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 114th of 126 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	447.11 tonnes	0 tonnes	447.11 tonnes	Botswana
1970s	534.7 tonnes	0 tonnes	534.7 tonnes	Botswana
1980s	960 tonnes	674 tonnes	286 tonnes	Botswana
1990s	809.1 tonnes	897.08 tonnes	87.98 tonnes	Somalia
2000s	245.52 tonnes	991.19 tonnes	745.66 tonnes	Somalia
2010s	158.9 tonnes	1,024 tonnes	865.21 tonnes	Somalia
2020s	1,461 tonnes	1,059 tonnes	401.88 tonnes	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat production, Botswana or Somalia?: Botswana, at 1,328 tonnes against 1,063 tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat production between Botswana and Somalia?: 265 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for wheat production?: Botswana ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 114th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wheat production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 7,044 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Wheat production is measured in tonnes.