Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.1248 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana is 0.1248 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.3204 animals per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0831 animals per person, in 2002.
Botswana ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1136 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1388 animals per person | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1718 animals per person | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2207 animals per person | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2871 animals per person | +30.1% |
| 1966 | 0.263 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.198 animals per person | -24.7% |
| 1968 | 0.137 animals per person | -30.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1363 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2541 animals per person | +86.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2615 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2522 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3204 animals per person | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2714 animals per person | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.261 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2795 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2462 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1759 animals per person | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2539 animals per person | +44.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1502 animals per person | -40.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2076 animals per person | +38.3% |
| 1982 | 0.235 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2096 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2546 animals per person | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2214 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1506 animals per person | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.134 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.133 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1501 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1633 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1921 animals per person | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1824 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1338 animals per person | -26.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1614 animals per person | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1498 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1239 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1205 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.086 animals per person | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0986 animals per person | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0831 animals per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0864 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0968 animals per person | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0951 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0934 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0916 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0923 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1005 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1131 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1133 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1186 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1168 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.122 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1248 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1231 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1213 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1261 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1286 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1374 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1291 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1434 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1331 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1248 animals per person | -6.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1248 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 5.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1248 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +86.5% | 0.1363 animals per person | 0.2541 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1852 animals per person | 0.1136 animals per person | 0.2871 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2576 animals per person | 0.1759 animals per person | 0.3204 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1896 animals per person | 0.133 animals per person | 0.2546 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1463 animals per person | 0.086 animals per person | 0.1921 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0926 animals per person | 0.0831 animals per person | 0.1005 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1208 animals per person | 0.1131 animals per person | 0.1286 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 animals per person | 0.1248 animals per person | 0.1434 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 13 Armenia 0.1637 animals per person compare
- 14 Bolivia 0.1373 animals per person compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 0.1268 animals per person compare
- 17 Turkmenistan 0.1213 animals per person compare
- 18 Central African Republic 0.1206 animals per person compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 0.1186 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 10.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Botswana was 0.1248 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3204 animals per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 animals per person in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.