Sheep — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Sheep — Stocks was 148,744 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 148,744 An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Botswana peaked at 409,000 An in 1997 and was at its lowest, 96,160 An, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 124th of 179 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96,160 An | — |
| 1962 | 111,524 An | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 127,500 An | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 136,847 An | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 125,335 An | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 151,133 An | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 211,764 An | +40.1% |
| 1968 | 231,336 An | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 278,830 An | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 320,000 An | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 391,715 An | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 401,654 An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 328,000 An | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 350,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 280,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 240,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 170,000 An | -29.2% |
| 1978 | 107,500 An | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 152,000 An | +41.4% |
| 1980 | 148,500 An | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 139,700 An | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 140,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 164,700 An | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 167,200 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 199,700 An | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 229,000 An | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 240,300 An | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 258,900 An | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 285,700 An | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 316,900 An | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 349,000 An | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 300,000 An | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 250,100 An | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 238,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 337,000 An | +41.6% |
| 1996 | 349,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 409,000 An | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 393,000 An | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 369,000 An | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 330,000 An | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 306,000 An | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 273,000 An | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 220,000 An | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 145,000 An | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 165,000 An | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 170,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 252,992 An | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 303,238 An | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 293,395 An | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 279,237 An | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 295,894 An | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 293,966 An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 274,357 An | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 227,247 An | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 242,432 An | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 239,715 An | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 234,621 An | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 238,340 An | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 242,911 An | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 233,078 An | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 222,605 An | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 201,405 An | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 175,892 An | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 148,744 An | -15.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 148,744 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 148,744 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163,381 An | 96,160 An | 278,830 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 274,087 An | 107,500 An | 401,654 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 197,370 An | 139,700 An | 285,700 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 331,100 An | 238,000 An | 409,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 245,862 An | 145,000 An | 330,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,872 An | 227,247 An | 295,894 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,345 An | 148,744 An | 233,078 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 — stocks in Botswana?
- Sheep — stocks in Botswana was 148,744 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 409,000 An in 1997.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,160 An in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for sheep — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.