Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1213 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1213 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
131st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.1356 t per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0239 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.1213 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.1356 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Botswana 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 t per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0372 t per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1964 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0553 t per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0493 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0434 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.032 t per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1969 | 0.032 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0516 t per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0546 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0573 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0715 t per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0663 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0697 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0768 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0721 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0535 t per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0833 t per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0505 t per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0753 t per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0829 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0744 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0902 t per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0819 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0776 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0628 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0608 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0645 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.074 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.078 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0836 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0859 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0675 t per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.081 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0779 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0674 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0658 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0596 t per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0512 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0618 t per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0618 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0618 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0618 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0635 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0706 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0812 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0829 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0886 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0942 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0978 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0979 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0938 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1028 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1082 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1175 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1154 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1356 t per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1213 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1213 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.498 t per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1213 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2295 t per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | 0.0553 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0657 t per square kilometre | 0.0516 t per square kilometre | 0.0833 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0721 t per square kilometre | 0.0505 t per square kilometre | 0.0902 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0728 t per square kilometre | 0.047 t per square kilometre | 0.0859 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.059 t per square kilometre | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | 0.0706 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0936 t per square kilometre | 0.0812 t per square kilometre | 0.1082 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1224 t per square kilometre | 0.1154 t per square kilometre | 0.1356 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 128 Bulgaria 0.1527 t per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0.1479 t per square kilometre compare
- 130 Ghana 0.1346 t per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malaysia 0.1177 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Kuwait 0.1097 t per square kilometre compare
- 134 Afghanistan 0.1022 t 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 — production, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.1213 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1356 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 — Production, 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 — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 — Production 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.