Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana
Botswana: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana is 0.03 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana peaked at 0.07 LSU/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1966.
That places Botswana 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.052 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.058 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.058 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.055 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 190 Mozambique 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 191 Kazakhstan 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 191 Saudi Arabia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 194 Congo 0.02 LSU/ha compare
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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0043 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 0.7255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Botswana was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1966.
- How does Botswana rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Botswana ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.