Goats — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Goats — Stocks was 116,272 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 116,272 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Botswana peaked at 262,400 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 50,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Botswana 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 53,000 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 55,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 58,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 60,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 63,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 64,684 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 70,325 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 84,651 LSU | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 108,200 LSU | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 103,313 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 98,323 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 68,200 LSU | -30.6% |
| 1974 | 70,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 60,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 58,000 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 55,000 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 52,000 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 61,600 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 63,800 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 62,120 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 63,550 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 78,280 LSU | +23.2% |
| 1984 | 88,930 LSU | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 113,800 LSU | +28.0% |
| 1986 | 133,200 LSU | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 146,990 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 169,080 LSU | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 189,720 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 209,240 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 230,100 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 210,000 LSU | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 183,770 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 185,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 262,400 LSU | +41.8% |
| 1996 | 220,500 LSU | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 261,500 LSU | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 219,900 LSU | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 191,600 LSU | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 190,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 188,700 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 168,300 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 135,500 LSU | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 160,000 LSU | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 195,000 LSU | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 195,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 164,044 LSU | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 187,883 LSU | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 186,663 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 193,797 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 176,981 LSU | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 164,962 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 153,287 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 160,564 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 120,524 LSU | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 134,232 LSU | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 119,966 LSU | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 127,857 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 122,874 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 123,641 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 123,998 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 119,600 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 116,272 LSU | -2.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 116,272 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,826 LSU, 3.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 116,272 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,073 LSU | 50,000 LSU | 84,651 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 73,464 LSU | 52,000 LSU | 108,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,947 LSU | 62,120 LSU | 189,720 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,401 LSU | 183,770 LSU | 262,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,109 LSU | 135,500 LSU | 195,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,504 LSU | 119,966 LSU | 193,797 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,878 LSU | 116,272 LSU | 123,998 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 goats — stocks in Botswana?
- Goats — stocks in Botswana was 116,272 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 262,400 LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for goats — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — 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 rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — 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.