Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Botswana
Botswana: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 5.85 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Botswana is 5.85 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Botswana peaked at 6.53 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.54 tonnes per person, in 2005.
Botswana ranks 52nd of 120 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 tonnes per person | 5.07 tonnes per person | 6.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 5.35 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Botswana?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Botswana was 5.85 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per person in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.