Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana
Botswana: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -75.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana is -75.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana peaked at -12.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -81.9%, in 2015.
Botswana ranks 180th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -12.5% | — |
| 1962 | -29.3% | +134.0% |
| 1963 | -28.8% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | -28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -28.3% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | -30.3% | +7.2% |
| 1967 | -17.4% | -42.8% |
| 1968 | -30.6% | +76.0% |
| 1969 | -25.4% | -16.7% |
| 1970 | -28.9% | +13.7% |
| 1971 | -19.6% | -32.2% |
| 1972 | -20.5% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | -15.0% | -26.6% |
| 1974 | -12.8% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | -13.0% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | -14.6% | +12.2% |
| 1977 | -21.0% | +44.2% |
| 1978 | -26.0% | +23.5% |
| 1979 | -39.4% | +51.9% |
| 1980 | -40.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | -30.5% | -24.3% |
| 1982 | -34.3% | +12.3% |
| 1983 | -52.7% | +53.7% |
| 1984 | -57.7% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | -47.5% | -17.7% |
| 1986 | -42.9% | -9.8% |
| 1987 | -42.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | -46.9% | +11.4% |
| 1989 | -41.6% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | -41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | -44.8% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | -56.9% | +27.2% |
| 1993 | -52.0% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | -52.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -54.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | -50.1% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | -54.3% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | -52.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | -60.8% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | -65.7% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | -56.4% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | -67.5% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | -49.2% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | -49.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -48.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | -49.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -56.0% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | -61.9% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | -57.5% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | -77.1% | +34.2% |
| 2011 | -71.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | -77.1% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | -81.9% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | -80.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | -81.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | -80.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | -74.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | -79.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | -81.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | -78.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | -76.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | -75.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | -75.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -25.7% | -30.6% | -12.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | -21.1% | -39.4% | -12.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -43.6% | -57.7% | -30.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -52.0% | -60.8% | -41.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -56.1% | -67.5% | -48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -78.5% | -81.9% | -71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -76.4% | -78.7% | -75.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 177 New Caledonia -74.3% compare
- 178 United Arab Emirates -75.2% compare
- 179 Gambia -75.4% compare
- 181 Cape Verde -76.8% compare
- 182 Maldives -78.3% compare
- 183 Malta -79.3% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,452 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,918 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Botswana was -75.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was -12.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.9% in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Botswana ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.