> Botswana had 805,000 chickens in 2024, the 152nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 21%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/botswana/

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# Chickens in Botswana

Botswana had 805,000 chickens in 2024, the 152nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 21%. The record was 3.2 million head in 1995.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 2024805,000 head
World rank152 of 179
10-year change−21%
Record3.2 million head1995

## Chickens in Botswana, 1961–2024 (head)

## Botswana compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change−21%world +31%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 150 | [Bhutan](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/bhutan/) | 924,000 | 0.00% |
| 151 | [Macao](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/macao/) | 809,000 | 0.00% |
| 152 | **Botswana** | 805,000 | 0.00% |
| 153 | [Cabo Verde](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/cabo-verde/) | 681,000 | 0.00% |
| 154 | [Kiribati](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/kiribati/) | 671,000 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 179 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/)

### Map of chickens numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 805,000 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 770,000 | −4.3% |
| 2022 | 805,000 | −2.3% |
| 2021 | 824,000 | −3.9% |
| 2020 | 857,000 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 848,000 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 846,000 | +19% |
| 2017 | 710,000 | −30% |
| 2016 | 1,011,000 | +33% |
| 2015 | 760,000 | −25% |
| 2014 | 1,017,000 | −5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,081,000 | −4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,130,000 | −25% |
| 2011 | 1,499,000 | −15% |
| 2010 | 1,761,000 | +29% |
| 2009 | 1,367,000 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,389,000 | −1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,404,000 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,416,000 | −2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,449,000 | −2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,479,000 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,471,000 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,468,000 | −1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,496,000 | −1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,524,000 | −1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,552,000 | −1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,581,000 | −2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,625,000 | +20% |
| 1996 | 1,355,000 | −57% |
| 1995 | 3,157,000 | +58% |
| 1994 | 2,000,000 | +86% |
| 1993 | 1,077,000 | −28% |
| 1992 | 1,500,000 | −29% |
| 1991 | 2,100,000 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,126,000 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2,013,000 | +11% |
| 1988 | 1,810,000 | +41% |
| 1987 | 1,283,000 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 1,179,000 | +16% |
| 1985 | 1,020,000 | +43% |
| 1984 | 714,000 | −26% |
| 1983 | 961,000 | −16% |
| 1982 | 1,146,000 | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1,046,000 | +26% |
| 1980 | 833,000 | +13% |
| 1979 | 740,000 | −5.1% |
| 1978 | 780,000 | +11% |
| 1977 | 700,000 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 650,000 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 600,000 | +15% |
| 1974 | 520,000 | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 474,000 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | 492,000 | +107% |
| 1971 | 238,000 | −45% |
| 1970 | 430,000 | +25% |
| 1969 | 345,000 | −19% |
| 1968 | 424,000 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 401,000 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 369,000 | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 338,000 | +10% |
| 1964 | 307,000 | +11% |
| 1963 | 276,000 | +13% |
| 1962 | 244,000 | +15% |
| 1961 | 213,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many chickens are there in Botswana?

Botswana had 805,000 chickens in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Botswana rank in the world by number of chickens?

Botswana ranked 152nd of 179 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 18.9% of the world total.

### How has the number of chickens in Botswana changed?

It fell by 21% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +31% for the world. The record was 3.2 million head in 1995.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Botswana is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/china/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/indonesia/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/pakistan/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/brazil/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/united-states/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/iran/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/india/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/russia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/vietnam/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/turkey/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/bangladesh/)
[All countries producing chickens](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/)

## Other products of Botswana

[Other starchy roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/other-roots-and-tubers/botswana/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/botswana/)[Beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/botswana/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/botswana/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/botswana/)[Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/game-meat/botswana/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/botswana/)[Watermelons](https://husfarm.com/production/watermelons/botswana/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/botswana/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/botswana/)[Other pulses n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-pulses-n-e-c/botswana/)[Goat milk](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/botswana/)
[Agricultural production in Botswana](https://husfarm.com/production/country/botswana/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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