Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Botswana

Botswana: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 140,241 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
140,241 LSU
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
101st
of 203 countries
All-time high
302,400 LSU
in 1997
All-time low
59,616 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Botswana is 140,241 LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Botswana peaked at 302,400 LSU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 59,616 LSU, in 1961.

Botswana ranks 101st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 78,412 LSU 59,616 LSU 112,534 LSU 9
1970s 100,872 LSU 62,750 LSU 142,485 LSU 10
1980s 130,684 LSU 76,090 LSU 218,290 LSU 10
1990s 250,511 LSU 208,780 LSU 302,400 LSU 10
2000s 201,695 LSU 157,500 LSU 223,000 LSU 10
2010s 173,192 LSU 143,428 LSU 221,721 LSU 10
2020s 142,450 LSU 139,111 LSU 146,796 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 98 Rwanda 181,194 LSU compare
  2. 99 Germany 172,230 LSU compare
  3. 100 Chile 160,361 LSU compare
  4. 102 Guinea-Bissau 130,174 LSU compare
  5. 103 Canada 130,027 LSU compare
  6. 104 Bulgaria 124,772 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Botswana?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Botswana was 140,241 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 302,400 LSU in 1997.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 59,616 LSU in 1961.
How does Botswana rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Botswana ranks 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
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

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.