Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate in Botswana

Botswana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate was -100.75 % change on previous year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-100.75 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 77.0%
World rank
132nd
of 152 countries
All-time high
49.34 % change on previous year
in 2013
All-time low
-100.75 % change on previous year
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate in Botswana, 2013–2019

-100-500502013201620192013: 49.3 % change on previous year2014: -30.2 % change on previous year2015: -46.2 % change on previous year2016: 18.8 % change on previous year2017: -70.8 % change on previous year2018: -56.9 % change on previous year2019: -100.8 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Botswana recorded -100.75 % change on previous year for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.0% on the previous year and down 304.2% over ten years.

Botswana ranks 132nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate in Botswana, 2013 to 2019.
Year % change on previous year Change
2013 49.34 % change on previous year —
2014 -30.17 % change on previous year -161.1%
2015 -46.17 % change on previous year +53.1%
2016 18.8 % change on previous year -140.7%
2017 -70.78 % change on previous year -476.5%
2018 -56.92 % change on previous year -19.6%
2019 -100.75 % change on previous year +77.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's -100.75 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.36 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's -100.75 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.15 % change on previous year. (32 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 131 South Africa -100.35 % change on previous year compare
  2. 133 Paraguay -101.77 % change on previous year compare
  3. 134 Sri Lanka -105.26 % change on previous year compare
  4. 135 Lesotho -106.25 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate in Botswana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate in Botswana was -100.75 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 49.34 % change on previous year in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was -100.75 % change on previous year in 2019.
How does Botswana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate?
Botswana ranks 132nd out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 304.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 4,169 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.