All milk production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 36,704 t of all milk, the 144th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 17%. The record was 115,350 t in 1990.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 36,704 t
- World rank
- 144 of 184
- 10-year change
- −17%
- Record
- 115,350 t
- 1990
All milk in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Botswana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 14.6
- world 121
- 10-year change
- −17%
- world +23%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 39,124 | 0.00% |
| 143 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38,872 | 0.00% |
| 144 | Botswana | 36,704 | 0.00% |
| 145 | Philippines | 33,970 | 0.00% |
| 146 | Cambodia | 24,320 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of milk
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36,704 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 34,152 | −11% |
| 2022 | 38,342 | +11% |
| 2021 | 34,682 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | 35,060 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 33,334 | −7.0% |
| 2018 | 35,844 | −0.4% |
| 2017 | 36,002 | −14% |
| 2016 | 41,809 | −4.6% |
| 2015 | 43,846 | −1.0% |
| 2014 | 44,311 | −18% |
| 2013 | 53,881 | −2.9% |
| 2012 | 55,472 | −4.9% |
| 2011 | 58,350 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 56,928 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 56,341 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 52,300 | −2.7% |
| 2007 | 53,740 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53,401 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 50,020 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 47,302 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 46,061 | −2.4% |
| 2002 | 47,199 | −11% |
| 2001 | 52,902 | −5.3% |
| 2000 | 55,889 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 54,407 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 53,442 | −0.8% |
| 1997 | 53,864 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 52,416 | −8.0% |
| 1995 | 56,964 | +13% |
| 1994 | 50,372 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 47,275 | −4.8% |
| 1992 | 49,633 | +31% |
| 1991 | 37,843 | −67% |
| 1990 | 115,350 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 110,050 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 104,750 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 102,950 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 101,125 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 99,325 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 97,500 | −3.4% |
| 1983 | 100,925 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 97,375 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 93,825 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 93,750 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 90,175 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 86,625 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 83,075 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 77,750 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 72,425 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 69,575 | −1.4% |
| 1973 | 70,575 | −1.4% |
| 1972 | 71,550 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 70,050 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 68,575 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 67,100 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 65,625 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 64,175 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 62,700 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 61,250 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 59,775 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 58,325 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 56,850 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 55,400 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of milk in Botswana?
Botswana produced 36,704 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of milk?
Botswana ranked 144th of 184 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 25.2% of the world total.
How has the production of milk in Botswana changed?
It fell by 17% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 115,350 t in 1990.
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.