Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Botswana
Botswana: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 53.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Botswana is 53.06, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Botswana peaked at 144.41 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.26, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 153rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.02 | — |
| 1962 | 37.73 | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 42.45 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 43.39 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 42.45 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 51.88 | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 56.6 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 61.31 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 66.03 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 66.03 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 66.35 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 68.23 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 69.8 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 65.7 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 52.81 | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 45.28 | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 39.57 | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 37.02 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 35 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 41.13 | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 32.26 | -21.6% |
| 1982 | 43.09 | +33.6% |
| 1983 | 50.74 | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 52.01 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 62.19 | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 70.61 | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 74.16 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 79.17 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 86.2 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 95.15 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 100.23 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 88.37 | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 73.97 | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 72.74 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 100.19 | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 106.95 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 130.95 | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 144.41 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 134.95 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 121.83 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 109.55 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 102.37 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 88.8 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 98.84 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 108.26 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 121.36 | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 121.5 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 131.38 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 120.73 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 122.2 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 124.32 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 126.21 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 119.67 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 97.61 | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 103.28 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 99.11 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 92.5 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 98.13 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 101.89 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 92.12 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 84.66 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 80.6 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 68.03 | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 53.06 | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.32 | 33.02 | 66.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.58 | 35 | 69.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.16 | 32.26 | 86.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.79 | 72.74 | 144.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.46 | 88.8 | 131.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.49 | 92.5 | 126.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.69 | 53.06 | 92.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 150 Somalia 68.21 compare
- 151 Argentina 66.26 compare
- 152 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.14 compare
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 51.29 compare
- 155 South Sudan 49.93 compare
- 156 Burundi 44.09 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Botswana?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Botswana was 53.06 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 144.41 in 1998.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.26 in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Botswana ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.