Goat milk production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 11,000 t of goat milk, the 75th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 22%. The record was 18,207 t in 2013.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 11,000 t
- World rank
- 75 of 110
- 10-year change
- −22%
- Record
- 18,207 t
- 2013
Goat milk in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Botswana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.09% in 2014
- kg per person
- 4.36
- world 2.50
- 10-year change
- −22%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Taiwan | 12,834 | 0.06% |
| 74 | Tunisia | 11,280 | 0.06% |
| 75 | Botswana | 11,000 | 0.05% |
| 76 | Myanmar | 9,806 | 0.05% |
| 77 | Poland | 9,670 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of goat milk
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,000 | +54% |
| 2023 | 7,152 | −37% |
| 2022 | 11,342 | −2.0% |
| 2021 | 11,570 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | 11,697 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11,495 | −1.9% |
| 2018 | 11,712 | −1.4% |
| 2017 | 11,883 | −5.9% |
| 2016 | 12,625 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 11,837 | −16% |
| 2014 | 14,026 | −23% |
| 2013 | 18,207 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18,117 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17,957 | +15% |
| 2010 | 15,649 | −10% |
| 2009 | 17,405 | +13% |
| 2008 | 15,347 | −11% |
| 2007 | 17,312 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17,221 | +22% |
| 2005 | 14,127 | +16% |
| 2004 | 12,223 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 11,241 | −11% |
| 2002 | 12,701 | −7.0% |
| 2001 | 13,650 | −11% |
| 2000 | 15,384 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 14,115 | −8.9% |
| 1998 | 15,495 | −10% |
| 1997 | 17,288 | +12% |
| 1996 | 15,491 | −10% |
| 1995 | 17,283 | +15% |
| 1994 | 15,030 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,936 | −3.0% |
| 1992 | 15,391 | −2.9% |
| 1991 | 15,843 | +373% |
| 1990 | 3,350 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3,300 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3,250 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 3,200 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 3,125 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 3,075 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3,000 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 2,925 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2,875 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2,825 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2,750 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2,675 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2,625 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2,575 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2,500 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2,425 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2,375 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2,325 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2,250 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 2,150 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 2,075 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2,000 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 1,925 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 1,875 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 1,800 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 1,750 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 1,675 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1,625 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 1,550 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 1,500 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat milk in Botswana?
Botswana produced 11,000 t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of goat milk?
Botswana ranked 75th of 110 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 35.9% of the world total.
How has the production of goat milk in Botswana changed?
It fell by 22% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 18,207 t in 2013.
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
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.