Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Botswana

Botswana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 3,143 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3,143
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
52nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
9,954
in 2015
All-time low
3,143
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Botswana, 2012–2019

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2012201520192012: 7.7k2013: 7.4k2014: 8.7k2015: 10.0k2016: 9.0k2017: 4.8k2018: 3.4k2019: 3.1k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Botswana is 3,143, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.

Botswana ranks 52nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Botswana, 2012 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2012 7,694 —
2013 7,409 -3.7%
2014 8,747 +18.1%
2015 9,954 +13.8%
2016 9,033 -9.3%
2017 4,776 -47.1%
2018 3,428 -28.2%
2019 3,143 -8.3%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 3,143 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172, 18.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 3,143 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 38% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 49 Brazil 5,569 compare
  2. 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,328 compare
  3. 51 Tajikistan 3,559 compare
  4. 53 Mozambique 2,344 compare
  5. 54 Somalia 2,315 compare
  6. 55 Fiji 2,237 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Botswana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Botswana was 3,143 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 9,954 in 2015.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 3,143 in 2019.
How does Botswana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Botswana ranks 52nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.