Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Botswana

Botswana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 30,024 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30,024
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
80th
of 179 countries
All-time high
30,024
in 2019
All-time low
8,994
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Botswana, 2012–2019

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k2012201520192012: 9.0k2013: 9.5k2014: 10.0k2015: 15.5k2016: 17.4k2017: 19.6k2018: 27.2k2019: 30.0k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Botswana recorded 30,024 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 233.8% over ten years.

That places Botswana 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Botswana, 2012 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2012 8,994
2013 9,496 +5.6%
2014 10,032 +5.6%
2015 15,461 +54.1%
2016 17,366 +12.3%
2017 19,558 +12.6%
2018 27,180 +39.0%
2019 30,024 +10.5%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 30,024 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,830, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 30,024 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 77 Fiji 35,444 compare
  2. 78 Eswatini 35,200 compare
  3. 79 Macao 34,077 compare
  4. 81 Azerbaijan 27,098 compare
  5. 82 Palestine 25,600 compare
  6. 83 Central African Republic 25,230

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Botswana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Botswana was 30,024 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 30,024 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 8,994 in 2012.
How does Botswana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Botswana ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 233.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.