emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0609 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana is 0.0609 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0947 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0481 tonnes per person, in 1965.
That places Botswana 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0493 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0481 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0489 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0515 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0553 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0559 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0844 tonnes per person | +51.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0843 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0853 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0859 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0869 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0841 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0888 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.087 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.077 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0779 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0735 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.073 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0707 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0665 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.063 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0609 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0609 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +51.0% | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 0.0844 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.051 tonnes per person | 0.0481 tonnes per person | 0.055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0544 tonnes per person | 0.0515 tonnes per person | 0.0562 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0839 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 0.0947 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0871 tonnes per person | 0.0839 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0811 tonnes per person | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 tonnes per person | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.0735 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0619 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.063 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Botswana was 0.0609 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0947 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0481 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Botswana rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.