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

Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
85th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0 kt
in 1990
All-time low
-161.33 kt
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana, 1990–2025

-150-100-5001990200720251990: 0 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: -161.3 kt2017: -161.3 kt2018: -161.3 kt2019: -161.3 kt2020: -161.3 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 0 kt2025: 0 kt

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

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Botswana, 1990 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.171 kt compare
  4. 85 Afghanistan 0 kt
  5. 85 Albania 0 kt compare
  6. 85 American Samoa 0 kt compare
  7. 85 Anguilla 0 kt
  8. 85 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  9. 85 Bahamas 0 kt
  10. 85 Belgium 0 kt compare
  11. 85 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
  12. 85 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
  13. 85 Burundi 0 kt compare
  14. 85 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
  15. 85 Curaçao 0 kt
  16. 85 Djibouti 0 kt compare
  17. 85 Egypt 0 kt
  18. 85 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
  19. 85 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  20. 85 Finland 0 kt compare
  21. 85 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
  22. 85 Gibraltar 0 kt
  23. 85 Greece 0 kt compare
  24. 85 Greenland 0 kt
  25. 85 Grenada 0 kt
  26. 85 Guam 0 kt compare
  27. 85 Holy See 0 kt
  28. 85 Israel 0 kt compare
  29. 85 Jordan 0 kt
  30. 85 Kiribati 0 kt
  31. 85 Kuwait 0 kt compare
  32. 85 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
  33. 85 Lesotho 0 kt
  34. 85 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
  35. 85 Maldives 0 kt
  36. 85 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
  37. 85 Mauritius 0 kt compare
  38. 85 Monaco 0 kt
  39. 85 Mongolia 0 kt compare
  40. 85 Montenegro 0 kt compare
  41. 85 Naoero 0 kt
  42. 85 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
  43. 85 Niue 0 kt compare
  44. 85 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  45. 85 North Macedonia 0 kt compare
  46. 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
  47. 85 Norway 0 kt compare
  48. 85 Oman 0 kt
  49. 85 Pitcairn 0 kt
  50. 85 Qatar 0 kt
  51. 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
  52. 85 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 kt
  53. 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt compare
  54. 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
  55. 85 Singapore 0 kt compare
  56. 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  57. 85 Sweden 0 kt compare
  58. 85 Tokelau 0 kt
  59. 85 Tonga 0 kt
  60. 85 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
  61. 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
  62. 85 Tuvalu 0 kt
  63. 85 Yemen 0 kt

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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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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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).