Milk per animal in Botswana
Botswana: Milk per animal was 363.17 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk per animal in Botswana is 363.17 kilograms per animal, 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 per animal in Botswana peaked at 479.81 kilograms per animal in 2003 and was at its lowest, 242.42 kilograms per animal, in 1974.
Botswana ranks 140th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255.57 kilograms per animal | 252.26 kilograms per animal | 258.88 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 248.11 kilograms per animal | 242.42 kilograms per animal | 252.59 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 251.18 kilograms per animal | 249.27 kilograms per animal | 254.22 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 345.33 kilograms per animal | 254.07 kilograms per animal | 428.07 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 396.69 kilograms per animal | 333.17 kilograms per animal | 479.81 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 358.92 kilograms per animal | 315.28 kilograms per animal | 433.44 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 353.07 kilograms per animal | 336.18 kilograms per animal | 379.23 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Botswana?
- Milk per animal in Botswana was 363.17 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 479.81 kilograms per animal in 2003.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.42 kilograms per animal in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for milk per animal?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.