Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana
Botswana: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 384.9% on the previous year and up 150.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana peaked at 31.2% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -20.5%, in 2002.
That places Botswana 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.6% | +46.4% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 1965 | -7.1% | -294.9% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | -352.3% |
| 1967 | 10.3% | -42.5% |
| 1968 | 17.5% | +70.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -93.9% |
| 1970 | -1.7% | -260.8% |
| 1971 | 25.9% | -1618.2% |
| 1972 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 31.2% | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | -68.6% |
| 1975 | -5.1% | -151.7% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | -164.0% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -49.6% |
| 1978 | -3.3% | -302.9% |
| 1979 | -2.7% | -18.2% |
| 1980 | -4.7% | +74.5% |
| 1981 | -3.8% | -19.5% |
| 1982 | -5.4% | +42.3% |
| 1983 | -13.4% | +148.1% |
| 1984 | -8.5% | -36.6% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -152.3% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -60.3% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | +1489.6% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | -30.4% |
| 1989 | -2.8% | -114.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -206.8% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -61.5% |
| 1993 | -2.5% | -333.1% |
| 1994 | -3.1% | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -800.9% |
| 1996 | -3.2% | -115.1% |
| 1997 | -6.9% | +114.9% |
| 1998 | -5.0% | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -271.4% |
| 2000 | -13.8% | -260.5% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -181.0% |
| 2002 | -20.5% | -283.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -198.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -97.7% |
| 2005 | -2.5% | -629.8% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -632.5% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -83.9% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +222.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -97.0% |
| 2012 | -8.5% | -4974.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -115.6% |
| 2014 | -2.3% | -272.5% |
| 2015 | -2.8% | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -641.2% |
| 2017 | -8.8% | -156.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -192.2% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -69.7% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -208.6% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | -60.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -215.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +46.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -83.4% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +384.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | -7.1% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | -5.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | -13.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -6.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -20.5% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -8.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -2.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,277 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 111,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Botswana was 1.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1973.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.5% in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Botswana ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.