Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Botswana
Botswana: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 696 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 696 1000 An for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Botswana peaked at 930 1000 An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 107 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Botswana 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 122 1000 An | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 138 1000 An | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 153 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 169 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 185 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 200 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 212 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 172 1000 An | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 215 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 119 1000 An | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 246 1000 An | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 240 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 260 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 300 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 325 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 350 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 390 1000 An | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 370 1000 An | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 420 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 520 1000 An | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 570 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 480 1000 An | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 365 1000 An | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 255 1000 An | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 295 1000 An | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 320 1000 An | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 450 1000 An | +40.6% |
| 1989 | 500 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 540 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 550 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 390 1000 An | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 280 1000 An | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 510 1000 An | +82.1% |
| 1995 | 810 1000 An | +58.8% |
| 1996 | 350 1000 An | -56.8% |
| 1997 | 500 1000 An | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 650 1000 An | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 750 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 600 1000 An | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 650 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 700 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 750 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 780 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 800 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 900 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 930 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 850 1000 An | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 800 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 800 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 850 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 860 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 860 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 850 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 600 1000 An | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 750 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 560 1000 An | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 720 1000 An | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 720 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 667 1000 An | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 702 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 696 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 688 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 696 1000 An | +1.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 696 1000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,785 1000 An, 12% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 696 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,557 1000 An, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying 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% | 119 1000 An | 246 1000 An |
| 1994 | +82.1% | 280 1000 An | 510 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162 1000 An | 107 1000 An | 212 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 281.5 1000 An | 119 1000 An | 390 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 417.5 1000 An | 255 1000 An | 570 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 533 1000 An | 280 1000 An | 810 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 776 1000 An | 600 1000 An | 930 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 757 1000 An | 560 1000 An | 860 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 689.8 1000 An | 667 1000 An | 702 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Botswana?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Botswana was 696 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 930 1000 An in 2007.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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, published as part of Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying. 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.