Agriculture & Rural in Botswana 3,407 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 23.82 % 2023 up 15.9% 56th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 8.64 % 2023 down 6.8% 73rd Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 15.18 % 2023 up 34.5% 8th Surface area 581,730 sq. km 2023 unchanged 49th Agricultural land per capita 10.43 hectares per capita 2023 down 13.8% 6th Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 13.02 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 843.5% 83rd Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 66.97 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 14.1% 53rd Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 12.38 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 1,929.5% 80th Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 66.97 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 14.1% 53rd Fish and seafood production 0 tonnes 2023 — 188th Fertilizer consumption 24,201 tonnes 2023 up 7.4% 124th Fertilizer use by nutrient 17,547 tonnes 2023 down 20.2% 117th Cropland area 262,000 hectares 2023 down 7.1% 143rd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 239.52 1000 No 2023 up 33.1% 106th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 27.22 % 2023 up 16.5% 73rd Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 158.15 1000 No 2023 up 31.9% 91st Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 17.97 % 2023 up 15.4% 63rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 66.03 % 2023 down 0.9% 53rd Sorghum — Gross Production Value 15,311 1000 USD 2024 up 109.6% 39th Sunflower seed — Area harvested 6,016 ha 2024 up 373.0% 50th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.0118 t per square kilometre 2023 up 191.9% 120th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0003 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 116.5% 122nd Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 47.04 % 2023 down 14.1% 120th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 52.96 % 2023 up 17.0% 38th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -5.91 % 2023 down 162.5% 120th Sunflower seed — Production 3,117 t 2024 up 763.6% 60th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 81.37 1000 No 2023 up 35.7% 108th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 81.37 1000 No 2023 up 35.7% 109th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 33.97 % 2023 up 1.9% 98th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 9.25 % 2023 up 18.7% 98th Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 84 1000 USD 2024 down 9.7% 71st Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.35 No 2024 up 9.4% 16th Share of employment in agriculture 18.0% 2025 up 9.0% 83rd Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 18.0% 2025 up 9.0% 83rd Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 84th Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 7.6% 2025 down 22.7% 102nd Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 18.0% 2025 up 9.0% 83rd Mules and hinnies — Stocks 3,275 An 2024 up 2.3% 45th Millet — Gross Production Index Number 53.3 2024 down 70.6% 69th Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 46.37 2024 down 74.6% 67th Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 98.33 2024 down 1.7% 41st Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 85.93 2024 down 15.3% 40th Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 0.0068 t per square kilometre 2023 up 448.6% 93rd Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0005 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 366.1% 100th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 23,153 1000 Int$ 2024 up 6.5% 11th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 106,245 t 2024 up 6.5% 11th Other pulses n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 18,299 1000 USD 2024 up 132.1% 22nd Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 34,041 1000 SLC 2024 down 44.8% 113th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 8,098 ha 2024 down 4.8% 17th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 13,119 kg/ha 2024 up 11.9% 24th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 16 % 2022 up 77.8% 88th Pig fat, rendered — Production 39.79 t 2023 up 35.0% 84th Sunflower seed — Yield 518.2 kg/ha 2024 up 82.6% 71st Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 1.87 2023 down 91.7% 153rd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 38.28 1000 No 2023 up 16.6% 106th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 43.09 1000 No 2023 up 58.7% 97th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 22.9 % 2023 down 15.4% 99th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 59.55 % 2023 up 28.6% 65th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 7.07 % 2023 down 7.3% 105th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 12.72 % 2023 up 59.2% 71st ← Previous Page 15 of 57 Next →