Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth in Botswana
Botswana: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth was 3.98 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual in Botswana, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Botswana stood at 3.98 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Botswana peaked at 48.93 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -6.16 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Botswana 145th out of 206 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 … current LCU rate annual growth in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 6.37 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1965 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 1966 | 30.63 % change on previous year | -952.5% |
| 1967 | 19.66 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1968 | 19.6 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1970 | 5.81 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 1971 | 31.65 % change on previous year | +444.4% |
| 1972 | 40.07 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 33.61 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 17.93 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1975 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1976 | 10.3 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 7.71 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 1979 | 7.27 % change on previous year | +48.7% |
| 1980 | 8.32 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 6.11 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1982 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -156.0% |
| 1983 | -4.52 % change on previous year | +32.1% |
| 1984 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -284.6% |
| 1985 | 13.1 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 1986 | 10.15 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 48.93 % change on previous year | +382.0% |
| 1988 | 32.18 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1989 | 7.16 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1990 | 9.37 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 1991 | 9.3 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.17 % change on previous year | +73.9% |
| 1993 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1994 | -5.76 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 1995 | 41.61 % change on previous year | -822.4% |
| 1996 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 1997 | 9.16 % change on previous year | -515.9% |
| 1998 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1999 | 18.31 % change on previous year | -1550.0% |
| 2000 | 8.81 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6422 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 21.25 % change on previous year | +4103.3% |
| 2004 | -6.16 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 2005 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2006 | 8.38 % change on previous year | -463.1% |
| 2007 | 24.28 % change on previous year | +189.9% |
| 2008 | 25.44 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.72 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 2010 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2011 | 21.96 % change on previous year | +403.5% |
| 2012 | 12.34 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 2013 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2014 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -301.2% |
| 2015 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.7 % change on previous year | +284.1% |
| 2017 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 2018 | 19.83 % change on previous year | -459.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9672 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2021 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
| 2022 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -488.8% |
| 2023 | 11.45 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 2024 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2025 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3.98 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.77 % change on previous year, 45% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3.98 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.54 % change on previous year, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4103.3% | 0.5057 % change on previous year | 21.25 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1550.0% | -1.26 % change on previous year | 18.31 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +952.5% | -3.59 % change on previous year | 30.63 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +822.4% | -5.76 % change on previous year | 41.61 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.11 % change on previous year | -3.59 % change on previous year | 30.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.87 % change on previous year | 4.89 % change on previous year | 40.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.64 % change on previous year | -4.52 % change on previous year | 48.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.71 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | 41.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.06 % change on previous year | -6.16 % change on previous year | 25.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 % change on previous year | -5.51 % change on previous year | 21.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -1.75 % change on previous year | 11.45 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 142 Niger 4.46 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Palau, Republic of 4.35 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Dominica 4.04 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Benin 3.8 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Spain 3.11 % change on previous year compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 136.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6918 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 99.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Botswana?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Botswana was 3.98 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.93 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.16 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.