Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Botswana

Botswana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -544 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-544
Change on year
up 43.1%
World rank
109th
of 168 countries
All-time high
146
in 2013
All-time low
-956
in 2018
Years of data
8
2012–2019

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

-1.0k-750-500-25002502012201520192012: 812013: 1462014: 302015: 382016: -242017: -682018: -9562019: -544

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Botswana stood at -544.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.1% on the previous year and down 771.6% over ten years.

That places Botswana 109th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Botswana, 2012 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2012 81 —
2013 146 +80.2%
2014 30 -79.5%
2015 38 +26.7%
2016 -24 -163.2%
2017 -68 +183.3%
2018 -956 +1305.9%
2019 -544 -43.1%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's -544 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1. (49 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's -544 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 106 Ghana -218 compare
  2. 107 Tunisia -363 compare
  3. 108 Ethiopia -366 compare
  4. 110 Belarus -751 compare
  5. 111 El Salvador -1,350 compare
  6. 112 India -1,586 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Botswana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Botswana was -544 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 146 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was -956 in 2018.
How does Botswana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Botswana ranks 109th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 771.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, husked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,950 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.