Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Botswana
Botswana: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 11.73 billion animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Botswana is 11.73 billion animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Botswana peaked at 43.24 billion animals in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.71 billion animals, in 1961.
That places Botswana 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.02 billion animals | 4.71 billion animals | 7.03 billion animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.57 billion animals | 7.09 billion animals | 9.33 billion animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.33 billion animals | 9.17 billion animals | 22.62 billion animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.29 billion animals | 16.31 billion animals | 43.24 billion animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.46 billion animals | 18.67 billion animals | 20.56 billion animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.25 billion animals | 11.47 billion animals | 22.66 billion animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 billion animals | 11.63 billion animals | 12.79 billion animals | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Botswana?
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Botswana was 11.73 billion animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.24 billion animals in 1995.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 billion animals in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Botswana ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.