Milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
175th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana is 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Botswana 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0978 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1003 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1055 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1081 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1106 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1132 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1158 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1184 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.121 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1236 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1263 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1245 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1228 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1278 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1372 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1466 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1529 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1591 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1654 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1656 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1718 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1781 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.172 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1753 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1784 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1817 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1848 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1942 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0876 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0834 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0889 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1005 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.095 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0943 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.096 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0986 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0833 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0813 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0835 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0883 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0942 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0948 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0923 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0994 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1004 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.103 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0979 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0951 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0782 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0774 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0738 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0635 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0619 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0612 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0677 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -67.2% | 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +31.2% | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0876 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1081 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0978 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1184 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1342 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.121 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1591 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1767 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1654 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1942 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1009 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0909 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0813 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0994 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0811 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.103 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0627 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0677 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 172 Solomon Islands 0.1094 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Philippines 0.1005 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 174 Liberia 0.0866 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 176 Hong Kong 0.0571 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 177 Gabon 0.0415 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Laos 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.