What is meat supply per person in Botswana?

Meat supply per person in Botswana was 43.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 51.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 11.3 kilograms per year per capita in 1983.

How does Botswana rank for meat supply per person?

Botswana ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Botswana

Name: Meat supply per person in Botswana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Botswana: Meat supply per person was 43.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

43.27 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 8.5%

World rank

116th

of 191 countries

All-time high

51.72 kilograms per year per capita

in 1972

All-time low

11.3 kilograms per year per capita

in 1983

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Botswana, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Botswana stood at 43.27 kilograms per year per capita.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Botswana peaked at 51.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1972 and was at its lowest, 11.3 kilograms per year per capita, in 1983.

Botswana ranks 116th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33.58 kilograms per year per capita	29.72 kilograms per year per capita	38.61 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	28.37 kilograms per year per capita	13.78 kilograms per year per capita	51.72 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	18.66 kilograms per year per capita	11.3 kilograms per year per capita	27.46 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	29.6 kilograms per year per capita	21.29 kilograms per year per capita	34.85 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	25.18 kilograms per year per capita	20.43 kilograms per year per capita	28.5 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	26.32 kilograms per year per capita	22.83 kilograms per year per capita	38.39 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	40.72 kilograms per year per capita	27.63 kilograms per year per capita	47.31 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Botswana

113 Kiribati 45.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
114 Cape Verde 43.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
115 Libya 43.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
117 Vanuatu 40.99 kilograms per year per capita compare
118 Kyrgyzstan 39.97 kilograms per year per capita compare
119 Azerbaijan 39.43 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Botswana

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
Rural population 821,007 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
Rural population 32.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
Land under cereal production 60,588 hectares (2024)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Botswana?: Meat supply per person in Botswana was 43.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 51.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 11.3 kilograms per year per capita in 1983.
How does Botswana rank for meat supply per person?: Botswana ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.