Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Botswana
Botswana: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Botswana, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.6% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Botswana peaked at 2.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
That places Botswana 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6% | — |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 23% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -193.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Botswana?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Botswana was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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