Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Botswana, 1972–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Botswana is 0.1882 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Botswana peaked at 0.6638 kilograms per international-$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0261 kilograms per international-$, in 1972.
That places Botswana 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0261 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5287 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3587 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6638 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4054 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1715 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2821 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1489 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2178 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Chile 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 84 Peru 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 Turkey 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Israel 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 88 Nepal 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Botswana
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 2.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 184.34 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Botswana?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Botswana was 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6638 kilograms per international-$ in 1980.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0261 kilograms per international-$ in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).