Botswana vs China: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.4% against 1.9% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Botswana ranks 176th and China ranks 174th of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.8% | China |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.5% | China |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Botswana or China?
- China, at 2.4% against 1.9% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Botswana and China?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for food exports?
- Botswana ranks 176th and China ranks 174th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.