Swine / pigs — Stocks in Botswana
Botswana: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 1,700 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1,700 LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 181.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Botswana peaked at 3,400 LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 200 LSU, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 153rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,080 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,160 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 1,220 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 1,300 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 1,400 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 1,480 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1,600 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 1,661 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2,143 LSU | +29.0% |
| 1970 | 1,700 LSU | -20.7% |
| 1971 | 3,146 LSU | +85.0% |
| 1972 | 3,060 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 3,200 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 3,400 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3,200 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 3,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 2,600 LSU | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 2,020 LSU | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 1,260 LSU | -37.6% |
| 1980 | 1,200 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 1,000 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 1,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,550 LSU | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 1,800 LSU | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 2,200 LSU | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 2,240 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2,560 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 3,040 LSU | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 3,240 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 2,600 LSU | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 1,700 LSU | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 800 LSU | -52.9% |
| 1994 | 700 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 200 LSU | -71.4% |
| 1996 | 600 LSU | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 400 LSU | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 800 LSU | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 934.2 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 800 LSU | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 1,400 LSU | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 2,000 LSU | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 2,400 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 3,323 LSU | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 2,733 LSU | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 2,660 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 600 LSU | -77.4% |
| 2011 | 973 LSU | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 487.4 LSU | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 604.6 LSU | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 822.6 LSU | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 879.6 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 660.6 LSU | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 287.4 LSU | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 418.8 LSU | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 608.4 LSU | +45.3% |
| 2020 | 939.2 LSU | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 1,175 LSU | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 1,394 LSU | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 1,700 LSU | +22.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,700 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,201 LSU, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,700 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,581 LSU, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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 | +200.0% | 200 LSU | 600 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,449 LSU | 1,080 LSU | 2,143 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,659 LSU | 1,260 LSU | 3,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,759 LSU | 1,000 LSU | 3,040 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,184 LSU | 200 LSU | 3,240 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,825 LSU | 800 LSU | 3,323 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 634.24 LSU | 287.4 LSU | 973 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,302 LSU | 939.2 LSU | 1,700 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 150 Guyana 2,387 LSU compare
- 151 Saint Lucia 2,167 LSU compare
- 152 Turkmenistan 1,990 LSU compare
- 154 Morocco 1,575 LSU compare
- 155 Seychelles 1,542 LSU compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 1,498 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 — stocks in Botswana?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Botswana was 1,700 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,400 LSU in 1974.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 LSU in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 153rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.2%. 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 — 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.