Consumption-based carbon intensity in Botswana
Botswana: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.3581 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Botswana, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Botswana is 0.3581 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Botswana peaked at 0.5032 kilograms per international-$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1587 kilograms per international-$, in 2005.
That places Botswana 26th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4054 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1587 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3817 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3773 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5032 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3831 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Senegal 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Estonia 0.366 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Russia 0.3429 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 South Korea 0.3381 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Botswana?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Botswana was 0.3581 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5032 kilograms per international-$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1587 kilograms per international-$ in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Botswana ranks 26th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).