Non-agricultural population in Botswana
Botswana: Non-agricultural population was 1.20 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Botswana, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Botswana is 1.20 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Botswana peaked at 1.20 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 384,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Botswana 42nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 540,000 FAO, number | 384,000 FAO, number | 717,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 865,300 FAO, number | 762,000 FAO, number | 969,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million FAO, number | 986,000 FAO, number | 1.14 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million FAO, number | 1.16 million FAO, number | 1.20 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Botswana?
- Non-agricultural population in Botswana was 1.20 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for non-agricultural population?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.