Economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana
Botswana: Economically active population in agriculture, male was 140,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana is 140,000 FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana peaked at 140,000 FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 108,000 FAO, number, in 1996.
That places Botswana 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | FAO, number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 111,000 FAO, number | — |
| 1981 | 112,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 113,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 113,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 113,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 113,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 113,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 112,000 FAO, number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 112,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 112,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 111,000 FAO, number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 115,000 FAO, number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 115,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 115,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 114,000 FAO, number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 111,000 FAO, number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 108,000 FAO, number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 122,000 FAO, number | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 134,000 FAO, number | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 133,000 FAO, number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 131,000 FAO, number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 128,000 FAO, number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 126,000 FAO, number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 127,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 128,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 128,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 129,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 133,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 134,000 FAO, number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 136,000 FAO, number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 138,000 FAO, number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 139,000 FAO, number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 140,000 FAO, number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 112,400 FAO, number | 111,000 FAO, number | 113,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,800 FAO, number | 108,000 FAO, number | 134,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,000 FAO, number | 126,000 FAO, number | 136,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,000 FAO, number | 138,000 FAO, number | 140,000 FAO, number | 3 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0085 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 0.335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana?
- Economically active population in agriculture, male in Botswana was 140,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,000 FAO, number in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for economically active population in agriculture, male?
- Botswana ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Economically active male population in agriculture is that part of the economically active male population engaged in or seeking work in agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry.