AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Botswana
Botswana: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 6.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 6.04 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Botswana peaked at 11.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.33 t CO2eq/cap, in 2019.
That places Botswana 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.34 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 7.55 t CO2eq/cap | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 7.11 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 6.7 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 6.77 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 7.13 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.79 t CO2eq/cap | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 7.23 t CO2eq/cap | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 6.52 t CO2eq/cap | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 6.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 5.79 t CO2eq/cap | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.39 t CO2eq/cap | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 7.38 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.75 t CO2eq/cap | -62.7% |
| 2004 | 2.95 t CO2eq/cap | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.57 t CO2eq/cap | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 4.67 t CO2eq/cap | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 3.62 t CO2eq/cap | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3 t CO2eq/cap | +129.3% |
| 2009 | 3.24 t CO2eq/cap | -61.0% |
| 2010 | 9.41 t CO2eq/cap | +190.4% |
| 2011 | 11.82 t CO2eq/cap | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 4.79 t CO2eq/cap | -59.5% |
| 2013 | 3.99 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.61 t CO2eq/cap | -34.6% |
| 2015 | 2.34 t CO2eq/cap | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 3.23 t CO2eq/cap | +76.5% |
| 2018 | 2.18 t CO2eq/cap | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | -39.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 t CO2eq/cap | +103.0% |
| 2021 | 6.14 t CO2eq/cap | +127.4% |
| 2022 | 4.7 t CO2eq/cap | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 6.04 t CO2eq/cap | +28.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 6.04 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 8.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 6.04 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 t CO2eq/cap, 4.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +190.4% | 3.24 t CO2eq/cap | 9.41 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.14 t CO2eq/cap | 6.24 t CO2eq/cap | 8.34 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 t CO2eq/cap | 2.75 t CO2eq/cap | 8.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 t CO2eq/cap | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | 11.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2.7 t CO2eq/cap | 6.14 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Botswana?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Botswana was 6.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.