Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Botswana
Botswana: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 0.25 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Botswana is 0.25 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 31.6% on the previous year and up 525.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Botswana peaked at 0.31 %LSU in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %LSU, in 1995.
That places Botswana 155th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Botswana, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.14 %LSU | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.15 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.19 %LSU | +26.7% |
| 1966 | 0.24 %LSU | +26.3% |
| 1967 | 0.22 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.22 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.17 %LSU | -22.7% |
| 1971 | 0.31 %LSU | +82.4% |
| 1972 | 0.26 %LSU | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.27 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.26 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.23 %LSU | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.19 %LSU | -17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.16 %LSU | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.13 %LSU | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.08 %LSU | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 0.08 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.06 %LSU | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.06 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 %LSU | +66.7% |
| 1985 | 0.13 %LSU | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 0.16 %LSU | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.16 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.17 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.19 %LSU | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.19 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.18 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.13 %LSU | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 0.07 %LSU | -46.2% |
| 1994 | 0.05 %LSU | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.01 %LSU | -80.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 %LSU | +300.0% |
| 1997 | 0.03 %LSU | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 %LSU | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.05 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 %LSU | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 %LSU | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.06 %LSU | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.11 %LSU | +83.3% |
| 2005 | 0.14 %LSU | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.17 %LSU | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.24 %LSU | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 0.19 %LSU | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 0.17 %LSU | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.04 %LSU | -76.5% |
| 2011 | 0.06 %LSU | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 %LSU | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 %LSU | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.08 %LSU | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 %LSU | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.04 %LSU | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.06 %LSU | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 %LSU | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.13 %LSU | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 0.17 %LSU | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.19 %LSU | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.25 %LSU | +31.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.25 %LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.96 %LSU, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.25 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.27 %LSU, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +300.0% | 0.01 %LSU | 0.04 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.18 %LSU | 0.13 %LSU | 0.24 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.206 %LSU | 0.08 %LSU | 0.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.117 %LSU | 0.06 %LSU | 0.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.08 %LSU | 0.01 %LSU | 0.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.127 %LSU | 0.06 %LSU | 0.24 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.059 %LSU | 0.03 %LSU | 0.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.185 %LSU | 0.13 %LSU | 0.25 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 152 New Zealand 0.55 %LSU compare
- 153 Uruguay 0.39 %LSU compare
- 154 Kyrgyzstan 0.35 %LSU compare
- 156 Lebanon 0.17 %LSU compare
- 157 Mali 0.12 %LSU compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.1 %LSU 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)
- 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 swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Botswana?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Botswana was 0.25 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 %LSU in 1971.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 %LSU in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- Botswana ranks 155th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 525.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock. 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.