What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Botswana?

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Botswana was 20.64 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 22.19 %LSU in 2019.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 4 %LSU in 1978.

How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?

Botswana ranks 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Botswana

Name: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Botswana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 20.64 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

20.64 %LSU

Change on year

up 5.5%

World rank

72nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

22.19 %LSU

in 2019

All-time low

4 %LSU

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Botswana, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Botswana stood at 20.64 %LSU.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Botswana peaked at 22.19 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4 %LSU, in 1978.

Botswana ranks 72nd of 203 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.78 %LSU	6.93 %LSU	12.65 %LSU	9
1970s	8.11 %LSU	4 %LSU	14.15 %LSU	10
1980s	8.74 %LSU	4.69 %LSU	13.92 %LSU	10
1990s	16.71 %LSU	13.84 %LSU	19.61 %LSU	10
2000s	13.93 %LSU	12.08 %LSU	15.03 %LSU	10
2010s	16.07 %LSU	12.69 %LSU	22.19 %LSU	10
2020s	20.45 %LSU	19.56 %LSU	21.1 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Botswana

69 Australia 20.94 %LSU compare
70 Kazakhstan 20.92 %LSU compare
71 Mozambique 20.76 %LSU compare
73 Cameroon 20.49 %LSU compare
74 Uzbekistan 20.05 %LSU compare
75 Uganda 19.89 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Botswana?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Botswana was 20.64 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 22.19 %LSU in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 4 %LSU in 1978.
How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Botswana ranks 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.