Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Botswana

Botswana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0978 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0978 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0978 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.0794 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Botswana, 1990–2024

00.020.040.060.080.11990200720241990: 0.079 kt1991: 0.079 kt1992: 0.079 kt1993: 0.079 kt1994: 0.079 kt1995: 0.079 kt1996: 0.079 kt1997: 0.079 kt1998: 0.08 kt1999: 0.083 kt2000: 0.086 kt2001: 0.086 kt2002: 0.086 kt2003: 0.087 kt2004: 0.091 kt2005: 0.092 kt2006: 0.091 kt2007: 0.091 kt2008: 0.091 kt2009: 0.091 kt2010: 0.091 kt2011: 0.091 kt2012: 0.091 kt2013: 0.091 kt2014: 0.09 kt2015: 0.09 kt2016: 0.091 kt2017: 0.091 kt2018: 0.091 kt2019: 0.097 kt2020: 0.097 kt2021: 0.097 kt2022: 0.098 kt2023: 0.098 kt2024: 0.098 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana is 0.0978 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana peaked at 0.0978 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0794 kt, in 1990.

That places Botswana 71st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Botswana, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0794 kt —
1991 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0794 kt +0.0%
1998 0.08 kt +0.8%
1999 0.083 kt +3.8%
2000 0.0858 kt +3.4%
2001 0.0858 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0864 kt +0.7%
2003 0.0872 kt +0.9%
2004 0.0913 kt +4.7%
2005 0.0919 kt +0.7%
2006 0.0906 kt -1.4%
2007 0.0912 kt +0.7%
2008 0.0912 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0915 kt +0.3%
2010 0.0915 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0911 kt -0.4%
2012 0.0911 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0906 kt -0.5%
2014 0.0896 kt -1.1%
2015 0.0896 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0909 kt +1.5%
2017 0.0915 kt +0.7%
2018 0.0915 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0968 kt +5.8%
2020 0.0973 kt +0.5%
2021 0.0973 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0978 kt +0.5%
2023 0.0978 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0978 kt +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.0978 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt, 978.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.0978 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 kt, 217.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0798 kt 0.0794 kt 0.083 kt 10
2000s 0.0893 kt 0.0858 kt 0.0919 kt 10
2010s 0.0914 kt 0.0896 kt 0.0968 kt 10
2020s 0.0976 kt 0.0973 kt 0.0978 kt 5

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 68 Slovenia 0.1072 kt compare
  2. 69 Panama 0.1071 kt compare
  3. 70 Brazil 0.1056 kt compare
  4. 72 Gabon 0.0944 kt compare
  5. 73 Uruguay 0.0915 kt compare
  6. 74 Kenya 0.0795 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana was 0.0978 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0978 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0794 kt in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Botswana ranks 71st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.