Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana
Botswana: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana is 0 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana peaked at 0 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -161.33 kt, in 2016.
Botswana ranks 85th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt | — |
| 1992 | 0 kt | — |
| 1993 | 0 kt | — |
| 1994 | 0 kt | — |
| 1995 | 0 kt | — |
| 1996 | 0 kt | — |
| 1997 | 0 kt | — |
| 1998 | 0 kt | — |
| 1999 | 0 kt | — |
| 2000 | 0 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0 kt | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0 kt | — |
| 2008 | 0 kt | — |
| 2009 | 0 kt | — |
| 2010 | 0 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0 kt | — |
| 2012 | 0 kt | — |
| 2013 | 0 kt | — |
| 2014 | 0 kt | — |
| 2015 | 0 kt | — |
| 2016 | -161.33 kt | — |
| 2017 | -161.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -161.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -161.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -161.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
| 2025 | 0 kt | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -64.53 kt | -161.33 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.89 kt | -161.33 kt | 0 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Bermuda 0.4447 kt compare
- 83 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
- 84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.171 kt compare
- 85 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 85 Albania 0 kt compare
- 85 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 85 Anguilla 0 kt
- 85 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 85 Bahamas 0 kt
- 85 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
- 85 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 85 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Curaçao 0 kt
- 85 Djibouti 0 kt compare
- 85 Egypt 0 kt
- 85 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 85 Finland 0 kt compare
- 85 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 85 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 85 Greece 0 kt compare
- 85 Greenland 0 kt
- 85 Grenada 0 kt
- 85 Guam 0 kt compare
- 85 Holy See 0 kt
- 85 Israel 0 kt compare
- 85 Jordan 0 kt
- 85 Kiribati 0 kt
- 85 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 85 Lesotho 0 kt
- 85 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 85 Maldives 0 kt
- 85 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 85 Monaco 0 kt
- 85 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 85 Montenegro 0 kt compare
- 85 Naoero 0 kt
- 85 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 85 Niue 0 kt compare
- 85 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 85 North Macedonia 0 kt compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Norway 0 kt compare
- 85 Oman 0 kt
- 85 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 85 Qatar 0 kt
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 85 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 kt
- 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 85 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 85 Sweden 0 kt compare
- 85 Tokelau 0 kt
- 85 Tonga 0 kt
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 85 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 85 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for Botswana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1176 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -161.33 kt in 2016.
- How does Botswana rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).