What is the price of potatoes in Botswana?

As of January 2023, potatoes in Botswana is US$ 1.09 per kg (14.73 BWP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much did Botswana export potatoes in 2023?

Botswana exported 2 tonnes of potatoes valued at US$2,573 in 2023.

What is Botswana's global rank in potato exports?

Botswana ranks #111 out of 121 potato exporters.

Is Botswana a net exporter or importer of potatoes?

Botswana is a net exporter of potatoes.

What was Botswana's potato production in 2024?

Botswana produced 3,632 tonnes of potatoes in 2024.

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Potatoes Prices in Botswana

US$ 1.09 / kg

14.73 BWP / kg

MoM ▲ 77.6% YoY ▲ 77.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (BWP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.09	14.73	▲ 77.6%	▲ 77.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the potatoes price in Botswana available is US$ 1.09 per kg (14.73 BWP), up 77.6% year-on-year.

Botswana exported 2 tonnes of potatoes in 2023, valued at US$2,573, ranking #111 among 121 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country is a net exporter. In 2024, potato production reached 3,632 tonnes, ranking #130 globally with a yield of 0.385 t/ha. The latest export price is US$1.09 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - potatoes in Botswana

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Botswana exported $2.6K (2.4 t) of potatoes▲ 63.4% YoY. That ranks #111 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$2.6K

Export value

2.4 t

Export volume

#111 / 121

World rank

Global share

$1.09

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top potatoes exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 France $1.21B · 22.1%
#2 Germany $724M · 13.2%
#3 Netherlands $631.7M · 11.5%
#4 Canada $373.3M · 6.8%
#5 Egypt $361.7M · 6.6%

Annual export data Botswana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$2.6K	2.4 t	$1.09
2022	$1.6K	2.6 t	$0.61
2021	$107.1K	184.8 t	$0.58
2020	$557	0.6 t	$0.92

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Botswana produced 3.6 kt of potatoes in 2024▼ 1.7% YoY. It ranks #130 among producing countries (0% of world output).

3.6 kt

mi_production

943 ha

Area harvested

0.39 t/ha

Yield

#130

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

potatoes is traded under Harmonized System code 0701.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Botswana potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Botswana sold 672 tonnes of potatoes. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Botswana potatoes (tubers category) has gone down, changing by -66.4 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports reduced by -82.93% earning the exporter US$0.69m for the year 2019. Botswana's potatoes exports are categorised as:

Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)

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Botswana potatoes export values

In 2019, Botswana shipped potatoes with a value of 0.69m USD, a decrease of -78.96% from 2018's total potatoes export of 3.28m USD. The annual reduction in value of Botswana potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 54.135 per cent.

The annual variation in the quantity of Botswana's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -82.93 per cent when compared to a variation of -66.4% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Botswana potatoes ( in '000$ )

Botswana's top destinations for potatoes are Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Botswana purchased 368,896 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.

Production

The production of potatoes in Botswana was 115,200 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -85.41%. The country had an estimated 54,400.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.

Potatoes Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest potatoes prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$0.24/kg Zambia$0.68/kg Egypt$0.27/kg Ethiopia$0.16/kg Nigeria$0.58/kg Zimbabwe$0.63/kg South Africa$0.37/kg Morocco$0.39/kg Algeria$0.41/kg Uganda$0.26/kg Mozambique$0.89/kg Central African Republic$2.97/kg Benin$1.38/kg Cameroon$0.04/kg Cape Verde$1.00/kg

Scientific name: Solanum tuberosum

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