Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana
Botswana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 80.76 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 80.76 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana peaked at 80.76 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 417,830 tonnes, in 1980.
Botswana ranks 145th of 215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.26 million tonnes | 417,830 tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.55 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | 16.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.76 million tonnes | 17.82 million tonnes | 36.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.47 million tonnes | 38.95 million tonnes | 64.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.55 million tonnes | 68.16 million tonnes | 80.76 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana was 80.76 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.76 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 417,830 tonnes in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.