Case materials — Import quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Case materials — Import quantity was 5,680 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Case materials — Import quantity in Botswana, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 5,680 t for case materials — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 188.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — import quantity in Botswana peaked at 11,600 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,896 t, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 138th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Case materials — Import quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11,600 t | — |
| 1999 | 10,000 t | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,223 t | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 6,192 t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6,606 t | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 4,063 t | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 6,224 t | +53.2% |
| 2014 | 6,164 t | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,843 t | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 4,634 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4,634 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,634 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,432 t | -47.5% |
| 2020 | 2,024 t | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 2,124 t | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,896 t | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 1,969 t | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 5,680 t | +188.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5,680 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,224 t, 26% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5,680 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,764 t, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Case materials — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +188.5% | 1,969 t | 5,680 t |
| 2013 | +53.2% | 4,063 t | 6,224 t |
| 2019 | -47.5% | 4,634 t | 2,432 t |
| 2012 | -38.5% | 6,606 t | 4,063 t |
| 2009 | -37.8% | 10,000 t | 6,223 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,800 t | 10,000 t | 11,600 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,622 t | 6,223 t | 10,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,043 t | 2,432 t | 6,606 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,739 t | 1,896 t | 5,680 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — import quantity in Botswana?
- Case materials — import quantity in Botswana was 5,680 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11,600 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest case materials — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,896 t in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for case materials — import quantity?
- Botswana ranks 138th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — import quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, published as part of Case materials — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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