Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0603 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0603 t per square kilometre for milk, total — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.2035 t per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0588 t per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Botswana 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0978 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1003 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1029 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1055 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1081 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1106 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1132 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1158 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1184 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.121 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1236 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1263 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1245 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1228 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1278 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1372 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1466 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1529 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1591 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1654 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1656 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1718 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.172 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1753 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1784 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1817 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1848 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1942 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2035 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0668 t per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0876 t per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0834 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0889 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1005 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0925 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.095 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0943 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.096 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0986 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0933 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0833 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0813 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0835 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0883 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0942 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0948 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0923 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0994 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1004 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.103 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0979 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0951 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0782 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0774 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0738 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0635 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0588 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0619 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0612 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0677 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0603 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0603 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.7 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0603 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 t per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -67.2% | 0.2035 t per square kilometre | 0.0668 t per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +31.2% | 0.0668 t per square kilometre | 0.0876 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1081 t per square kilometre | 0.0978 t per square kilometre | 0.1184 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1342 t per square kilometre | 0.121 t per square kilometre | 0.1591 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1767 t per square kilometre | 0.1654 t per square kilometre | 0.1942 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1009 t per square kilometre | 0.0668 t per square kilometre | 0.2035 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0909 t per square kilometre | 0.0813 t per square kilometre | 0.0994 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0811 t per square kilometre | 0.0588 t per square kilometre | 0.103 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0627 t per square kilometre | 0.0603 t per square kilometre | 0.0677 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.1094 t per square kilometre compare
- 156 Philippines 0.1005 t per square kilometre compare
- 157 Liberia 0.0866 t per square kilometre compare
- 159 Gabon 0.0415 t per square kilometre compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.0293 t per square kilometre compare
- 161 Suriname 0.0174 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 milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0603 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2035 t per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for milk, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, 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.
Milk, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, 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
Milk, 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.