Cattle — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Cattle — Stocks was 500,000 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 500,000 LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Botswana peaked at 1.55 million LSU in 1977 and was at its lowest, 467,366 LSU, in 2019.
That places Botswana 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.75 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 260 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Botswana?
- Cattle — stocks in Botswana was 500,000 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million LSU in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 467,366 LSU in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for cattle — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — 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 — 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.