Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Botswana
Botswana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0978 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Botswana, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.