Horses — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Stocks was 2,572 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Botswana is 2,572 An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Botswana peaked at 42,208 An in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,572 An, in 2024.
That places Botswana 124th out of 163 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.
Horses — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,663 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,073 An | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 8,668 An | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 8,664 An | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,338 An | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 8,695 An | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 7,729 An | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 10,126 An | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 11,000 An | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 13,305 An | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 13,394 An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 8,251 An | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 9,000 An | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 10,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 12,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 14,000 An | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 15,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 16,700 An | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 17,700 An | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 21,700 An | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 23,600 An | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 24,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 22,400 An | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 22,700 An | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 23,600 An | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 24,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 24,200 An | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 28,600 An | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 32,400 An | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 34,200 An | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 33,500 An | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 32,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 31,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 31,300 An | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 35,000 An | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 30,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 32,500 An | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 32,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 32,500 An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 33,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,991 An | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 38,264 An | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 42,208 An | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 41,169 An | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 40,436 An | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 36,033 An | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 36,906 An | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 26,827 An | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 32,337 An | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 27,471 An | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 15,402 An | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 15,941 An | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 15,019 An | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 12,874 An | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 8,627 An | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 5,169 An | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 2,700 An | -47.8% |
| 2024 | 2,572 An | -4.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2,572 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,676 An, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2,572 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,274 An, 16% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,773 An | 7,663 An | 11,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,935 An | 8,251 An | 17,700 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,720 An | 21,700 An | 32,400 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,400 An | 30,000 An | 35,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,146 An | 29,991 An | 42,208 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,754 An | 15,019 An | 41,169 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,388 An | 2,572 An | 12,874 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 horses — stocks in Botswana?
- Horses — stocks in Botswana was 2,572 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 42,208 An in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,572 An in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. 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 Horses — 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.