Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 500,000 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Botswana stood at 500,000 LSU.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Botswana peaked at 1.55 million LSU in 1977 and was at its lowest, 467,366 LSU, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 112th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 785,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 797,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 790,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 781,500 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 631,500 LSU | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 522,000 LSU | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 624,500 LSU | +19.6% |
| 1968 | 700,000 LSU | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 815,000 LSU | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 825,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 850,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million LSU | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 1.06 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 1.28 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 1.43 million LSU | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 1.55 million LSU | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.45 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.42 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.46 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.48 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.41 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.34 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.23 million LSU | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.17 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.13 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.35 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million LSU | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million LSU | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 910,500 LSU | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million LSU | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.26 million LSU | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million LSU | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million LSU | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million LSU | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million LSU | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million LSU | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 798,302 LSU | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 872,083 LSU | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 750,000 LSU | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 550,188 LSU | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 530,282 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 467,366 LSU | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 500,000 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 495,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 550,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 500,000 LSU | -9.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 500,000 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 500,000 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 716,333 LSU | 522,000 LSU | 815,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.20 million LSU | 825,000 LSU | 1.55 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 million LSU | 1.13 million LSU | 1.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million LSU | 910,500 LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 873,569 LSU | 467,366 LSU | 1.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 511,250 LSU | 495,000 LSU | 550,000 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Botswana?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Botswana was 500,000 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million LSU in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 467,366 LSU in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.