Chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana
Botswana: Chicken meat yield per animal was 0.685 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.685 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
192nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.63 kilograms per animal
in 2008
All-time low
0.55 kilograms per animal
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana stood at 0.685 kilograms per animal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana peaked at 1.63 kilograms per animal in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.55 kilograms per animal, in 2015.
Botswana ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.856 kilograms per animal | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.897 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.949 kilograms per animal | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 kilograms per animal | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.18 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.31 kilograms per animal | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.43 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1.54 kilograms per animal | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.63 kilograms per animal | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.46 kilograms per animal | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.46 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kilograms per animal | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.999 kilograms per animal | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.753 kilograms per animal | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.567 kilograms per animal | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.55 kilograms per animal | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.55 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.644 kilograms per animal | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.683 kilograms per animal | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.729 kilograms per animal | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.767 kilograms per animal | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.565 kilograms per animal | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.55 kilograms per animal | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.55 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.685 kilograms per animal | +24.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.685 kilograms per animal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.29 kilograms per animal, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.685 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.921 kilograms per animal, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 kilograms per animal | 0.856 kilograms per animal | 1.63 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.82 kilograms per animal | 0.55 kilograms per animal | 1.46 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6234 kilograms per animal | 0.55 kilograms per animal | 0.767 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 189 Tonga 0.733 kilograms per animal compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.703 kilograms per animal compare
- 191 Bangladesh 0.7 kilograms per animal compare
- 193 Togo 0.684 kilograms per animal compare
- 194 Eritrea 0.655 kilograms per animal compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.633 kilograms per animal 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 chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Botswana was 0.685 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 kilograms per animal in 2008.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 kilograms per animal in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Botswana ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat yield per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.