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

Botswana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-5
Change on year
down 100.8%
World rank
77th
of 168 countries
All-time high
11,847
in 2013
All-time low
-5
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2019

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2012201520192012: 7.9k2013: 11.8k2014: 8.3k2015: 4.5k2016: 5.3k2017: 1.5k2018: 6662019: -5

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Botswana stood at -5. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 100.8% on the previous year and down 100.1% over ten years.

That places Botswana 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Botswana, 2012 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2012 7,933 —
2013 11,847 +49.3%
2014 8,273 -30.2%
2015 4,453 -46.2%
2016 5,290 +18.8%
2017 1,546 -70.8%
2018 666 -56.9%
2019 -5 -100.8%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's -5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's -5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 77 Cameroon -5 compare
  2. 79 Thailand -7 compare
  3. 80 Niger -10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Botswana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Botswana was -5 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 11,847 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was -5 in 2019.
How does Botswana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Botswana ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.1%. 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, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 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.