Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Botswana
Botswana: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 2.25 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Botswana, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Botswana is 2.25 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Botswana peaked at 2.39 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4438 %, in 1999.
That places Botswana 70th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.4 % | — |
| 1996 | 1.95 % | +39.0% |
| 1997 | 1.77 % | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9781 % | -44.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4438 % | -54.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6082 % | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9301 % | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6654 % | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7559 % | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 1.42 % | +87.7% |
| 2005 | 1.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.13 % | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 % | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6799 % | -36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8282 % | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6916 % | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7241 % | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.31 % | +80.5% |
| 2013 | 1.82 % | +39.4% |
| 2014 | 1.78 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.16 % | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 2.23 % | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.27 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.07 % | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.39 % | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 2.02 % | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.87 % | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 2.13 % | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 2.21 % | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.25 % | +1.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.25 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.26 %, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.25 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 49% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 % | 0.4438 % | 1.95 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9505 % | 0.6082 % | 1.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 % | 0.6916 % | 2.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 % | 1.87 % | 2.25 % | 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 3,242 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0231 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Botswana?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Botswana was 2.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4438 % in 1999.
- How does Botswana rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Botswana ranks 70th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.