Botswana Food Prices and Economic Indicators from FAO

Food Prices for Botswana. The dataset contains data from the FAOSTAT bulk data service covering categories such as Consumer Price Indices, Deflators, Exchange rates, and Producer Prices. It is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and was last updated on 2026-03-16.

Use Cases

• Track inflation and cost-of-living changes based on Consumer Price Indices.
• Analyze currency valuation impacts on food markets based on Exchange rates.
• Model agricultural sector profitability based on Producer Prices.
• Calculate real economic growth by adjusting nominal values based on Deflators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple economic indicator categories including price indices and exchange rates.
• License is clearly specified as CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-16 11:10:39.950909; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Botswana