Asses — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Asses — Stocks was 5,378 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asses — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 5,378 An for asses — stocks in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Botswana peaked at 359,864 An in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,378 An, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 79th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asses — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,533 An | — |
| 1962 | 25,193 An | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 27,612 An | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 28,167 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 26,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 24,243 An | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 23,886 An | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 37,204 An | +55.8% |
| 1969 | 46,000 An | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 42,083 An | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 64,235 An | +52.6% |
| 1972 | 75,000 An | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 80,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 85,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 95,000 An | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 105,000 An | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 115,000 An | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 123,000 An | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 127,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 130,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 127,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 138,000 An | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 142,300 An | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 139,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 146,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 142,000 An | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 147,000 An | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 150,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 150,800 An | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 158,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 200,000 An | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 215,000 An | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 231,000 An | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 230,500 An | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 303,000 An | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 336,000 An | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 330,000 An | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 320,000 An | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 325,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 330,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 305,689 An | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 330,000 An | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 359,864 An | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 338,513 An | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 351,421 An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 289,910 An | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 309,813 An | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 227,200 An | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 178,400 An | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 200,000 An | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 140,215 An | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 118,970 An | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 100,807 An | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 74,013 An | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 30,107 An | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 5,444 An | -81.9% |
| 2023 | 5,411 An | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5,378 An | -0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5,378 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,083 An, 45% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5,378 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,534 An, 17% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asses — Stocks in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -81.9% | 30,107 An | 5,444 An |
| 2021 | -59.3% | 74,013 An | 30,107 An |
| 1968 | +55.8% | 23,886 An | 37,204 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,426 An | 23,886 An | 46,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 91,132 An | 42,083 An | 127,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,210 An | 127,000 An | 150,800 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,850 An | 158,000 An | 336,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,555 An | 305,689 An | 359,864 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,525 An | 100,807 An | 351,421 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,071 An | 5,378 An | 74,013 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asses — stocks in Botswana?
- Asses — stocks in Botswana was 5,378 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 359,864 An in 2009.
- What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,378 An in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for asses — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 79th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.