Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Botswana
Botswana: Number of local breeds (not extinct) was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Botswana stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Botswana peaked at 12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
That places Botswana 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.96 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 382.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 107 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,959 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,083 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Botswana?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Botswana was 12 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Botswana ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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