Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.5373 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.5373 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Botswana peaked at 2.37 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5373 An per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 44th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.23 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.27 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.26 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.35 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 1.48 An per person | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 1.6 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 1.92 An per person | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 2.37 An per person | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 2.37 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.23 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 1.55 An per person | -30.4% |
| 1974 | 1.53 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.22 An per person | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 1.08 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9005 An per person | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7389 An per person | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8517 An per person | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8389 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7844 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7684 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9057 An per person | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9749 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 An per person | +22.3% |
| 1986 | 1.34 An per person | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 1.43 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.58 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 1.72 An per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 1.85 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1.98 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.74 An per person | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.47 An per person | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 1.43 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.98 An per person | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 1.66 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 1.92 An per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 1.61 An per person | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 1.39 An per person | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 1.33 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.12 An per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.887 An per person | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9656 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.15 An per person | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 1.13 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9907 An per person | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 An per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9962 An per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9217 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8442 An per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8439 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6571 An per person | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7079 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6327 An per person | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6598 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.631 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6235 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6136 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5785 An per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5462 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5373 An per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 An per person | 1.13 An per person | 1.92 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 An per person | 0.7389 An per person | 2.37 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 An per person | 0.7684 An per person | 1.72 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 An per person | 1.39 An per person | 1.98 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 An per person | 0.887 An per person | 1.33 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7985 An per person | 0.631 An per person | 1.09 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5798 An per person | 0.5373 An per person | 0.6235 An per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Botswana?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Botswana was 0.5373 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5373 An per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.