Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Botswana stood at 0.67 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Botswana peaked at 3.32 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.67 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 61st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 3.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2.42 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.705 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.1176 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Botswana?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Botswana was 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Botswana ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.