Chickens — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Chickens — Stocks was 8,200 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — stocks in Botswana stood at 8,200 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Botswana peaked at 31,570 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,130 LSU, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,130 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2,440 LSU | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 2,760 LSU | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 3,070 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 3,380 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 3,690 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 4,010 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 4,240 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 3,450 LSU | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 4,300 LSU | +24.6% |
| 1971 | 2,380 LSU | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 4,920 LSU | +106.7% |
| 1973 | 4,740 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 5,200 LSU | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 6,000 LSU | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 6,500 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 7,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 7,800 LSU | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 7,400 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 8,330 LSU | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 10,460 LSU | +25.6% |
| 1982 | 11,460 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 9,610 LSU | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 7,140 LSU | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 10,200 LSU | +42.9% |
| 1986 | 11,790 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 12,830 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 18,100 LSU | +41.1% |
| 1989 | 20,130 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 21,260 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 21,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 15,000 LSU | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 10,770 LSU | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 20,000 LSU | +85.7% |
| 1995 | 31,570 LSU | +57.9% |
| 1996 | 13,550 LSU | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 16,250 LSU | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 15,810 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 15,520 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 15,240 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14,960 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14,680 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 14,710 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 14,790 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 14,490 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 14,160 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 14,040 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 13,890 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13,670 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 17,610 LSU | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 14,990 LSU | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 11,300 LSU | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 10,810 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10,170 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 7,600 LSU | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 10,110 LSU | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 7,100 LSU | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 8,460 LSU | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 8,480 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,640 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8,140 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 8,420 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 8,200 LSU | -2.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 8,200 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201,010 LSU, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 8,200 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +106.7% | 2,380 LSU | 4,920 LSU |
| 1994 | +85.7% | 10,770 LSU | 20,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,241 LSU | 2,130 LSU | 4,240 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,624 LSU | 2,380 LSU | 7,800 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,005 LSU | 7,140 LSU | 20,130 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,073 LSU | 10,770 LSU | 31,570 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,463 LSU | 13,670 LSU | 15,240 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,663 LSU | 7,100 LSU | 17,610 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,350 LSU | 8,140 LSU | 8,640 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 chickens — stocks in Botswana?
- Chickens — stocks in Botswana was 8,200 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 31,570 LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,130 LSU in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for chickens — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Chickens — 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.