Co2 land use per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Co2 land use per capita was -0.0778 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0778
Change on year
up 23.7%
World rank
148th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.64
in 1950
All-time low
-0.2721
in 1991
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Botswana, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Botswana stood at -0.0778.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and down 113.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Botswana peaked at 8.64 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.2721, in 1991.
Botswana ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.9 | — |
| 1851 | 3.22 | +11.0% |
| 1852 | 3.42 | +6.2% |
| 1853 | 3.54 | +3.6% |
| 1854 | 3.62 | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 3.67 | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 3.7 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 3.72 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 3.72 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 3.72 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 3.92 | +5.2% |
| 1861 | 4.02 | +2.7% |
| 1862 | 4.09 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 4.12 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 4.14 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 4.14 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 4.14 | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 4.13 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 4.11 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 4.1 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 4.13 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 4.14 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 4.13 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 4.11 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 4.09 | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 4.07 | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 4.05 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 4.02 | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 3.99 | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 3.96 | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 3.87 | -2.3% |
| 1881 | 3.81 | -1.4% |
| 1882 | 3.76 | -1.5% |
| 1883 | 3.71 | -1.2% |
| 1884 | 3.67 | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 3.63 | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 3.59 | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 3.55 | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 3.51 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 3.47 | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 3.66 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 3.75 | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 3.8 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 3.82 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 3.82 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 3.81 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 3.8 | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 3.78 | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 3.76 | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 3.73 | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 4.17 | +11.9% |
| 1901 | 4.41 | +5.6% |
| 1902 | 4.53 | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 4.59 | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 4.61 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 4.61 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 4.59 | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 4.56 | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 4.52 | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 4.47 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 4.52 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 4.53 | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 4.51 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 4.48 | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 4.44 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 4.4 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 4.36 | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 4.3 | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 4.25 | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 4.19 | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 4.72 | +12.6% |
| 1921 | 5.03 | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 5.24 | +4.1% |
| 1923 | 5.37 | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 5.46 | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 5.53 | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 5.58 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 5.62 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 5.64 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 5.66 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 5.88 | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 6.01 | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 6.08 | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 6.13 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 6.15 | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 6.16 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 6.16 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 6.15 | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 6.14 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 6.12 | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 7.1 | +16.1% |
| 1941 | 7.65 | +7.7% |
| 1942 | 7.99 | +4.5% |
| 1943 | 8.2 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 8.34 | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 8.43 | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 8.49 | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 8.52 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 8.54 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 8.53 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 8.64 | +1.3% |
| 1951 | 8.27 | -4.3% |
| 1952 | 7.86 | -4.9% |
| 1953 | 7.51 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 7.22 | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 7 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 6.86 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 6.8 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.77 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.82 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.98 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 6.14 | -12.0% |
| 1962 | 5.7 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 5.38 | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 5.15 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 4.93 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 5.19 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 5.21 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.19 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.09 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 4.96 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4.88 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 4.5 | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 4.07 | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 3.7 | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 3.43 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 3.14 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 2.84 | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 2.71 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 2.47 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 2.37 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 2.4 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.25 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 2.14 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 2.07 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.96 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.9 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.17 | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 2.33 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2896 | -87.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2721 | -194.0% |
| 1992 | 4.44 | -1730.2% |
| 1993 | 4.48 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.12 | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9868 | -49.9% |
| 1997 | -0.0719 | -107.3% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | -1963.8% |
| 1999 | 5.35 | +299.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -80.8% |
| 2001 | 1.79 | +73.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1308 | -92.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8662 | +562.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2689 | -69.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0126 | -104.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1661 | -1419.6% |
| 2007 | 3.02 | +1721.3% |
| 2008 | 2.92 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.48 | -49.2% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | +73.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8015 | -68.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | +56.4% |
| 2013 | 3.92 | +212.7% |
| 2014 | 0.587 | -85.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0318 | -105.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0638 | +100.5% |
| 2017 | -0.1556 | +143.9% |
| 2018 | -0.263 | +69.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2516 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2345 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | -0.1964 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1387 | -29.4% |
| 2023 | -0.102 | -26.4% |
| 2024 | -0.0778 | -23.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -0.0778 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -0.0778 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1963.8% | -0.0719 | 1.34 |
| 1992 | +1730.2% | -0.2721 | 4.44 |
| 2007 | +1721.3% | 0.1661 | 3.02 |
| 2006 | +1419.6% | -0.0126 | 0.1661 |
| 2003 | +562.1% | 0.1308 | 0.8662 |
| 1999 | +299.4% | 1.34 | 5.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.52 | 2.9 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.09 | 3.92 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.07 | 3.96 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.66 | 3.47 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.77 | 3.66 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.51 | 4.17 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.4 | 4.19 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.38 | 4.72 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.1 | 5.88 | 6.16 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.18 | 7.1 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.38 | 6.77 | 8.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.5 | 4.93 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.67 | 2.47 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.16 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 | -0.2721 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | -0.0126 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8367 | -0.263 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1499 | -0.2345 | -0.0778 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Botswana?
- Co2 land use per capita in Botswana was -0.0778 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 in 1950.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2721 in 1991.
- How does Botswana rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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