Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Botswana
Botswana: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.5823 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5823 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
133rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.6176 An per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.1059 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.5823 An per square kilometre for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana peaked at 0.6176 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1059 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 133rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1059 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1323 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1676 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2206 An per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2911 An per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2682 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2029 An per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1412 An per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1412 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2647 An per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1971 | 0.277 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.277 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3688 An per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3282 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3317 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3741 An per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3473 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2635 An per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1979 | 0.404 An per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2484 An per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3554 An per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4184 An per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3868 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4868 An per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4383 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4095 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3187 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2921 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.298 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3458 An per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3867 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4678 An per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.457 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3446 An per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.427 An per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4059 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3436 An per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3416 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2492 An per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2609 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2978 An per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2559 An per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2708 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3088 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3088 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3088 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3088 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3176 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3529 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4058 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4147 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4411 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4411 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4676 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4852 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4852 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4852 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5117 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5294 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5735 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.547 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6176 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5823 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.5823 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6 An per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.5823 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 An per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1857 An per square kilometre | 0.1059 An per square kilometre | 0.2911 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3236 An per square kilometre | 0.2635 An per square kilometre | 0.404 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3652 An per square kilometre | 0.2484 An per square kilometre | 0.4868 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3769 An per square kilometre | 0.2492 An per square kilometre | 0.4678 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2991 An per square kilometre | 0.2559 An per square kilometre | 0.3529 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4667 An per square kilometre | 0.4058 An per square kilometre | 0.5294 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5801 An per square kilometre | 0.547 An per square kilometre | 0.6176 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 130 Slovakia 0.7381 An per square kilometre compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 0.6155 An per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bhutan 0.6085 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5659 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 0.5106 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 North Macedonia 0.4947 An per square kilometre compare
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana was 0.5823 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6176 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1059 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Botswana ranks 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.