Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1859 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1859 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
160th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.199 t per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.04 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.1859 t per square kilometre for meat, total — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.199 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 160th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0465 t per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0557 t per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0657 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0704 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0646 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0541 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0557 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0754 t per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0766 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0796 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0938 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0908 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0881 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0949 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0902 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0717 t per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1017 t per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0685 t per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0931 t per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1015 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0934 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1103 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1035 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1007 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0862 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0931 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1059 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1125 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1165 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1163 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1013 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1308 t per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1153 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1091 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1069 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0892 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.102 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0931 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0888 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1064 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1099 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1088 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1154 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1212 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1298 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1468 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1512 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1537 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.151 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1565 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1614 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1592 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1554 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1657 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1717 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1824 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1789 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.199 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1859 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1859 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.79 t per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1859 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7639 t per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0586 t per square kilometre | 0.04 t per square kilometre | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | 0.0717 t per square kilometre | 0.1017 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0937 t per square kilometre | 0.0685 t per square kilometre | 0.1103 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1104 t per square kilometre | 0.0892 t per square kilometre | 0.1308 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1069 t per square kilometre | 0.0888 t per square kilometre | 0.1298 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1573 t per square kilometre | 0.1468 t per square kilometre | 0.1717 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1865 t per square kilometre | 0.1789 t per square kilometre | 0.199 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 157 Madagascar 0.2883 t per square kilometre compare
- 158 Angola 0.2777 t per square kilometre compare
- 159 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2373 t per square kilometre compare
- 161 Congo 0.1799 t per square kilometre compare
- 162 Gabon 0.1599 t per square kilometre compare
- 163 Niger 0.1594 t per square kilometre 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, total — production, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.1859 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.199 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 160th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.