FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 64,889 t of beef (cattle meat), the 87th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 22%. The record was 76,853 t in 2022.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 64,889 t
- World rank
- 87 of 189
- 10-year change
- +22%
- Record
- 76,853 t
- 2022
Beef (cattle meat) in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64,889 | −5.6% |
| 2023 | 68,756 | −11% |
| 2022 | 76,853 | +18% |
| 2021 | 65,406 | −1.7% |
| 2020 | 66,567 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 61,348 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 58,245 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 53,158 | −4.2% |
| 2016 | 55,503 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55,451 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 53,368 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 50,280 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 50,204 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 46,000 | +15% |
| 2009 | 40,000 | +11% |
| 2008 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,000 | +30% |
| 2003 | 26,856 | −7.4% |
| 2002 | 29,000 | −14% |
| 2001 | 33,750 | +16% |
| 2000 | 28,980 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 26,617 | −29% |
| 1998 | 37,286 | −2.4% |
| 1997 | 38,209 | −13% |
| 1996 | 44,125 | −3.9% |
| 1995 | 45,929 | +20% |
| 1994 | 38,239 | −21% |
| 1993 | 48,667 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 47,379 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 44,227 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 41,934 | +15% |
| 1989 | 36,567 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 34,449 | −3.2% |
| 1987 | 35,597 | −19% |
| 1986 | 43,956 | −5.3% |
| 1985 | 46,403 | −9.2% |
| 1984 | 51,093 | +21% |
| 1983 | 42,156 | −10% |
| 1982 | 47,000 | +10% |
| 1981 | 42,696 | +49% |
| 1980 | 28,593 | −39% |
| 1979 | 47,235 | +56% |
| 1978 | 30,317 | −26% |
| 1977 | 40,846 | −6.2% |
| 1976 | 43,542 | +10% |
| 1975 | 39,480 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 37,572 | −7.3% |
| 1973 | 40,546 | +25% |
| 1972 | 32,499 | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 30,929 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 29,250 | +61% |
| 1969 | 18,160 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 18,160 | −26% |
| 1967 | 24,610 | −12% |
| 1966 | 27,968 | −11% |
| 1965 | 31,350 | +18% |
| 1964 | 26,625 | +26% |
| 1963 | 21,090 | +24% |
| 1962 | 17,025 | +26% |
| 1961 | 13,560 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.