Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Botswana
Botswana: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0247 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana is 0.0247 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana peaked at 0.1192 An per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0247 An per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 85th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0663 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.074 An per person | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0814 An per person | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0812 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0783 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0952 An per person | +21.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1033 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1113 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1192 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1186 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1171 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1162 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1134 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1021 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0777 An per person | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0633 An per person | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0525 An per person | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0471 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0432 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0484 An per person | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 An per person | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0456 An per person | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0516 An per person | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0517 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0588 An per person | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0646 An per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0667 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0688 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0724 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0781 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0805 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0688 An per person | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.057 An per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0589 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0734 An per person | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0749 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0923 An per person | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0965 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0914 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0775 An per person | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0701 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.063 An per person | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0535 An per person | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0581 An per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0625 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0688 An per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0675 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0718 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0646 An per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0639 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0637 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0635 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0595 An per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.048 An per person | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0499 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0441 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0457 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0421 An per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0402 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0358 An per person | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 An per person | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0247 An per person | -18.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0247 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0275 An per person, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0247 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0258 An per person, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.09 An per person | 0.0663 An per person | 0.1192 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0851 An per person | 0.0432 An per person | 0.1186 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0564 An per person | 0.0357 An per person | 0.0724 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0772 An per person | 0.057 An per person | 0.0965 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0657 An per person | 0.0535 An per person | 0.0775 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0533 An per person | 0.0441 An per person | 0.0639 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0347 An per person | 0.0247 An per person | 0.0421 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Niger 0.0258 An per person compare
- 83 Mexico 0.0258 An per person compare
- 84 Switzerland 0.0251 An per person compare
- 86 Chile 0.0237 An per person compare
- 87 United Arab Emirates 0.0234 An per person compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.023 An per person 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 — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Botswana was 0.0247 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1192 An per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 An per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.