Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Botswana
Botswana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.0978 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 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 (n2o) — fao tier 1 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 (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Botswana peaked at 0.0978 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0794 kt, in 1990.
That places Botswana 77th out of 238 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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Botswana
- Share co2 vs population 0.0377 (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 vs gdp 2.96 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 184.34 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 2.96 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 2.96 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Botswana?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 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 (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0978 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0794 kt in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
- Botswana ranks 77th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 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) — FAO TIER 1. 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.