Swine / pigs — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 7,083 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, swine / pigs — stocks in Botswana stood at 7,083 An.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Botswana peaked at 17,000 An in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,000 An, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 155th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,400 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,800 An | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 6,100 An | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 6,500 An | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 7,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 7,400 An | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 8,000 An | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 8,305 An | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 10,715 An | +29.0% |
| 1970 | 8,500 An | -20.7% |
| 1971 | 15,728 An | +85.0% |
| 1972 | 15,301 An | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 16,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 17,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 16,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 15,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 13,000 An | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 10,100 An | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 6,300 An | -37.6% |
| 1980 | 6,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 5,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,750 An | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 9,000 An | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 11,000 An | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 11,200 An | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 12,800 An | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 15,200 An | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 16,200 An | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 13,000 An | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 8,500 An | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 4,000 An | -52.9% |
| 1994 | 3,500 An | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 1,000 An | -71.4% |
| 1996 | 3,000 An | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 2,000 An | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 4,000 An | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 4,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 An | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,671 An | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 4,000 An | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 7,000 An | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 10,000 An | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 12,000 An | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 16,614 An | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 13,664 An | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 13,302 An | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3,000 An | -77.4% |
| 2011 | 4,865 An | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 2,437 An | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 3,023 An | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 4,113 An | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 4,398 An | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3,303 An | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 1,437 An | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 2,094 An | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 3,042 An | +45.3% |
| 2020 | 4,240 An | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 5,750 An | +35.6% |
| 2022 | 6,999 An | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 8,500 An | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 7,083 An | -16.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 7,083 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 186,951 An, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 7,083 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 307,970 An, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +200.0% | 1,000 An | 3,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,247 An | 5,400 An | 10,715 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,293 An | 6,300 An | 17,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,795 An | 5,000 An | 15,200 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,920 An | 1,000 An | 16,200 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,125 An | 4,000 An | 16,614 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,171 An | 1,437 An | 4,865 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,514 An | 4,240 An | 8,500 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 152 Morocco 7,782 An compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 7,548 An compare
- 154 Lebanon 7,474 An compare
- 156 Seychelles 6,903 An compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,876 An compare
- 158 Tunisia 5,449 An 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 swine / pigs — stocks in Botswana?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Botswana was 7,083 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 An in 1974.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 An in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 155th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — 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.