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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of Botswana. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
2.318
Minimum:
0.947
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
3.992
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
0.947
+0.947
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
0.97
+0.024
2.5%
jan 1, 1964
0.996
+0.025
2.6%
jan 1, 1965
1.023
+0.027
2.7%
jan 1, 1966
1.051
+0.029
2.79%
jan 1, 1967
1.082
+0.03
2.89%
jan 1, 1968
1.114
+0.032
2.99%
jan 1, 1969
1.148
+0.034
3.08%
jan 1, 1970
1.185
+0.036
3.16%
jan 1, 1971
1.223
+0.038
3.23%
jan 1, 1972
1.263
+0.04
3.29%
jan 1, 1973
1.305
+0.042
3.34%
jan 1, 1974
1.35
+0.045
3.44%
jan 1, 1975
1.398
+0.048
3.57%
jan 1, 1976
1.45
+0.052
3.72%
jan 1, 1977
1.507
+0.056
3.87%
jan 1, 1978
1.567
+0.06
3.97%
jan 1, 1979
1.629
+0.063
4.0%
jan 1, 1980
1.693
+0.064
3.94%
jan 1, 1981
1.758
+0.065
3.82%
jan 1, 1982
1.823
+0.065
3.69%
jan 1, 1983
1.888
+0.065
3.57%
jan 1, 1984
1.953
+0.066
3.47%
jan 1, 1985
2.02
+0.066
3.4%
jan 1, 1986
2.087
+0.067
3.34%
jan 1, 1987
2.156
+0.068
3.27%
jan 1, 1988
2.225
+0.069
3.2%
jan 1, 1989
2.294
+0.069
3.12%
jan 1, 1990
2.364
+0.07
3.05%
jan 1, 1991
2.435
+0.071
2.99%
jan 1, 1992
2.506
+0.071
2.92%
jan 1, 1993
2.577
+0.071
2.84%
jan 1, 1994
2.647
+0.07
2.73%
jan 1, 1995
2.716
+0.068
2.58%
jan 1, 1996
2.781
+0.066
2.41%
jan 1, 1997
2.844
+0.063
2.25%
jan 1, 1998
2.904
+0.06
2.11%
jan 1, 1999
2.961
+0.057
1.96%
jan 1, 2000
3.014
+0.053
1.8%
jan 1, 2001
3.064
+0.05
1.65%
jan 1, 2002
3.11
+0.046
1.49%
jan 1, 2003
3.153
+0.043
1.37%
jan 1, 2004
3.195
+0.042
1.33%
jan 1, 2005
3.239
+0.045
1.4%
jan 1, 2006
3.289
+0.05
1.54%
jan 1, 2007
3.345
+0.056
1.7%
jan 1, 2008
3.406
+0.061
1.83%
jan 1, 2009
3.472
+0.066
1.94%
jan 1, 2010
3.542
+0.069
2.0%
jan 1, 2011
3.613
+0.072
2.02%
jan 1, 2012
3.687
+0.074
2.04%
jan 1, 2013
3.763
+0.076
2.06%
jan 1, 2014
3.84
+0.077
2.05%
jan 1, 2015
3.917
+0.077
2.0%
jan 1, 2016
3.992
+0.075
1.92%

Ranking of countries by current statistics by years