Milk yields per animal in Botswana
Botswana: Milk yields per animal was 363.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
363.17
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
141st
of 192 countries
All-time high
479.81
in 2003
All-time low
242.42
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk yields per animal in Botswana is 363.17, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Botswana peaked at 479.81 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 242.42, in 1974.
Botswana ranks 141st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 258.88 | — |
| 1962 | 258.41 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 256.94 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 256.55 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 255.21 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 254.88 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 253.66 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 253.38 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 252.26 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 251.19 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 250.18 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 248.44 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 245.05 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 242.42 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 243.85 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 246.82 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 249.47 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 251.09 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 252.59 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 253.38 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 251.54 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 252.92 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 254.22 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 250 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 249.56 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 249.69 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 249.27 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 249.41 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 251.83 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 254.07 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 264.64 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 354.02 | +33.8% |
| 1993 | 350.71 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 369.56 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 351.41 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 370.17 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 333.52 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 377.15 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 428.07 | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 396.85 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 434.33 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 425.21 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 479.81 | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 446.25 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 396.35 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 333.34 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 333.17 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 375.07 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 346.5 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 396.99 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 345.06 | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 325.73 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 315.28 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 357.82 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 433.44 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 384.44 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 359.56 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 342.38 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 328.5 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 343.09 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 336.18 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 379.23 | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 343.66 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 363.17 | +5.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 363.17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 363.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +33.8% | 264.64 | 354.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255.57 | 252.26 | 258.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 248.11 | 242.42 | 252.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 251.18 | 249.27 | 254.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 345.33 | 254.07 | 428.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 396.69 | 333.17 | 479.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 358.92 | 315.28 | 433.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 353.07 | 336.18 | 379.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 10.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Botswana?
- Milk yields per animal in Botswana was 363.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 479.81 in 2003.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.42 in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for milk yields per animal?
- Botswana ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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