Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.7491 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Botswana stood at 0.7491 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Botswana peaked at 1.34 An per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3088 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 134th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3088 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3264 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3441 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3547 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3617 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3882 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3899 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4526 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 0.579 An per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5929 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5719 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5578 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5638 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5823 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5223 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4905 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4799 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4941 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5136 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4669 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4316 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4694 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5011 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5223 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5523 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.644 An per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7058 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8029 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8981 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9917 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9193 An per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8576 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1996 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9881 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8823 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7146 An per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8381 An per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9969 An per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9505 An per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9429 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.794 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8054 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8823 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8719 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8046 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8247 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8221 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7873 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7491 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.7491 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.7491 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +56.4% | 0.8576 An per square kilometre | 1.34 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3895 An per square kilometre | 0.3088 An per square kilometre | 0.579 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5369 An per square kilometre | 0.4799 An per square kilometre | 0.5929 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5994 An per square kilometre | 0.4316 An per square kilometre | 0.8981 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 0.8576 An per square kilometre | 1.34 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9566 An per square kilometre | 0.7146 An per square kilometre | 1.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9265 An per square kilometre | 0.794 An per square kilometre | 1.08 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7958 An per square kilometre | 0.7491 An per square kilometre | 0.8247 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 131 Bahamas 0.8412 An per square kilometre compare
- 132 Lithuania 0.8008 An per square kilometre compare
- 133 Latvia 0.789 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Paraguay 0.6726 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bhutan 0.6375 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.6037 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Botswana?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Botswana was 0.7491 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3088 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.