Horses — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Horses — Stocks was 2,766 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2,766 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Botswana peaked at 21,104 LSU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,766 LSU, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 115th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,832 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4,036 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 4,334 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 4,332 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,169 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 4,348 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 3,864 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 5,063 LSU | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 5,500 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 6,652 LSU | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 6,697 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4,126 LSU | -38.4% |
| 1973 | 4,500 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 5,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 6,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 7,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 7,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 8,350 LSU | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 8,850 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 10,850 LSU | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 11,800 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 12,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 11,200 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 11,350 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 11,800 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 12,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 12,100 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 14,300 LSU | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 16,200 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 17,100 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 16,750 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 15,500 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 15,650 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 17,500 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 15,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 16,250 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 16,000 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 16,250 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 16,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 16,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,996 LSU | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 19,132 LSU | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 21,104 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 20,584 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 20,218 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 18,016 LSU | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 18,453 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13,414 LSU | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 16,168 LSU | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 13,736 LSU | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 7,701 LSU | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 7,970 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7,510 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 6,875 LSU | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 5,245 LSU | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 3,943 LSU | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 2,766 LSU | -29.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2,766 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,708 LSU, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2,766 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 35% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,386 LSU | 3,832 LSU | 5,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,468 LSU | 4,126 LSU | 8,850 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,360 LSU | 10,850 LSU | 16,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,200 LSU | 15,000 LSU | 17,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,073 LSU | 14,996 LSU | 21,104 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,377 LSU | 7,510 LSU | 20,584 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,707 LSU | 2,766 LSU | 6,875 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 horses — stocks in Botswana?
- Horses — stocks in Botswana was 2,766 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,104 LSU in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,766 LSU in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for horses — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. 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 Horses — 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.