Chickens — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens — Stocks was 805 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Botswana is 805 1000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Botswana peaked at 3,157 1000 An in 1995 and was at its lowest, 213 1000 An, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 213 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 244 1000 An | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 276 1000 An | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 307 1000 An | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 338 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 369 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 401 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 424 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 345 1000 An | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 430 1000 An | +24.6% |
| 1971 | 238 1000 An | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 492 1000 An | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 474 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 520 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 600 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 650 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 700 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 780 1000 An | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 740 1000 An | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 833 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 1,046 1000 An | +25.6% |
| 1982 | 1,146 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 961 1000 An | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 714 1000 An | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 1,020 1000 An | +42.9% |
| 1986 | 1,179 1000 An | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 1,283 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 1,810 1000 An | +41.1% |
| 1989 | 2,013 1000 An | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 2,126 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2,100 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1,500 1000 An | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 1,077 1000 An | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 2,000 1000 An | +85.7% |
| 1995 | 3,157 1000 An | +57.9% |
| 1996 | 1,355 1000 An | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 1,625 1000 An | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 1,581 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,552 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,524 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,496 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,468 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,471 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,479 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,449 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,416 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,404 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,389 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,367 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,761 1000 An | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 1,499 1000 An | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 1,130 1000 An | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 1,081 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,017 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 760 1000 An | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 1,011 1000 An | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 710 1000 An | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 846 1000 An | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 848 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 857 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 824 1000 An | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 805 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 770 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 805 1000 An | +4.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 805 1000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,904 1000 An, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 805 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,572 1000 An, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +106.7% | 238 1000 An | 492 1000 An |
| 1994 | +85.7% | 1,077 1000 An | 2,000 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324.11 1000 An | 213 1000 An | 424 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 562.4 1000 An | 238 1000 An | 780 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,200 1000 An | 714 1000 An | 2,013 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,807 1000 An | 1,077 1000 An | 3,157 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,446 1000 An | 1,367 1000 An | 1,524 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,066 1000 An | 710 1000 An | 1,761 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 812.2 1000 An | 770 1000 An | 857 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 160 Montenegro 1,070 1000 An compare
- 161 Bhutan 924 1000 An compare
- 162 China, Macao SAR 809 1000 An compare
- 164 Malta 790 1000 An compare
- 165 Kiribati 671 1000 An compare
- 166 New Caledonia 618 1000 An 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 chickens — stocks in Botswana?
- Chickens — stocks in Botswana was 805 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,157 1000 An in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 213 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Chickens — 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.