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Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Botswana

Botswana: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 0 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
132nd
of 254 countries
All-time high
316.8 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Botswana, 1990–2023

01002003001990200620231990: 39.6 kt1991: 39.6 kt1992: 39.6 kt1993: 39.6 kt1994: 39.6 kt1995: 39.6 kt1996: 282.4 kt1997: 243.9 kt1998: 316.8 kt1999: 228.2 kt2000: 68 kt2001: 0.123 kt2002: 1.2 kt2003: 0.393 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0.516 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0.123 kt2009: 0.393 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0.123 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 1.8 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 0.273 kt2019: 0.393 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 0.123 kt2022: 1 kt2023: 0 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Botswana is 0 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Botswana peaked at 316.8 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2004.

That places Botswana 132nd out of 254 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Botswana, year by year

Year kt Change
1990 39.59 kt —
1991 39.59 kt +0.0%
1992 39.59 kt +0.0%
1993 39.59 kt +0.0%
1994 39.59 kt +0.0%
1995 39.59 kt +0.0%
1996 282.35 kt +613.2%
1997 243.89 kt -13.6%
1998 316.8 kt +29.9%
1999 228.2 kt -28.0%
2000 68 kt -70.2%
2001 0.123 kt -99.8%
2002 1.15 kt +838.5%
2003 0.3927 kt -66.0%
2004 0 kt -100.0%
2005 0.5157 kt —
2006 0 kt -100.0%
2007 0 kt —
2008 0.123 kt —
2009 0.3927 kt +219.3%
2010 0 kt -100.0%
2011 0.123 kt —
2012 0 kt -100.0%
2013 0 kt —
2014 0 kt —
2015 0 kt —
2016 1.82 kt —
2017 1.03 kt -43.3%
2018 0.2725 kt -73.6%
2019 0.3927 kt +44.1%
2020 0 kt -100.0%
2021 0.123 kt —
2022 1.03 kt +738.5%
2023 0 kt -100.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 kt. (55 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.68 kt. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +838.5% 0.123 kt 1.15 kt
2022 +738.5% 0.123 kt 1.03 kt
1996 +613.2% 39.59 kt 282.35 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 130.88 kt 39.59 kt 316.8 kt 10
2000s 7.07 kt 0 kt 68 kt 10
2010s 0.3639 kt 0 kt 1.82 kt 10
2020s 0.2886 kt 0 kt 1.03 kt 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 131 Mongolia 0.109 kt compare
  2. 132 Afghanistan 0 kt compare
  3. 132 American Samoa 0 kt
  4. 132 Andorra 0 kt
  5. 132 Anguilla 0 kt
  6. 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
  7. 132 Aruba 0 kt
  8. 132 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  9. 132 Austria 0 kt compare
  10. 132 Azerbaijan 0 kt compare
  11. 132 Bahrain 0 kt
  12. 132 Barbados 0 kt
  13. 132 Belgium 0 kt compare
  14. 132 Bermuda 0 kt
  15. 132 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
  16. 132 Burkina Faso 0 kt compare
  17. 132 Cabo Verde 0 kt
  18. 132 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
  19. 132 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt compare
  20. 132 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
  21. 132 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt compare
  22. 132 Comoros 0 kt compare
  23. 132 Cook Islands 0 kt
  24. 132 Cyprus 0 kt compare
  25. 132 Czechia 0 kt compare
  26. 132 Denmark 0 kt compare
  27. 132 Djibouti 0 kt
  28. 132 Dominica 0 kt
  29. 132 Egypt 0 kt compare
  30. 132 Eritrea 0 kt compare
  31. 132 Estonia 0 kt compare
  32. 132 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt compare
  33. 132 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  34. 132 Finland 0 kt compare
  35. 132 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
  36. 132 Gambia 0 kt compare
  37. 132 Germany 0 kt compare
  38. 132 Gibraltar 0 kt compare
  39. 132 Greenland 0 kt
  40. 132 Grenada 0 kt compare
  41. 132 Guadeloupe 0 kt
  42. 132 Guam 0 kt
  43. 132 Iceland 0 kt
  44. 132 Iraq 0 kt compare
  45. 132 Ireland 0 kt compare
  46. 132 Isle of Man 0 kt compare
  47. 132 Israel 0 kt compare
  48. 132 Jamaica 0 kt compare
  49. 132 Jordan 0 kt
  50. 132 Kiribati 0 kt
  51. 132 Kuwait 0 kt
  52. 132 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
  53. 132 Lebanon 0 kt compare
  54. 132 Lesotho 0 kt compare
  55. 132 Libya 0 kt
  56. 132 Liechtenstein 0 kt
  57. 132 Lithuania 0 kt compare
  58. 132 Luxembourg 0 kt
  59. 132 Maldives 0 kt
  60. 132 Mali 0 kt compare
  61. 132 Malta 0 kt
  62. 132 Marshall Islands 0 kt
  63. 132 Martinique 0 kt
  64. 132 Mauritania 0 kt compare
  65. 132 Mauritius 0 kt compare
  66. 132 Mayotte 0 kt compare
  67. 132 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  68. 132 Montenegro 0 kt compare
  69. 132 Montserrat 0 kt compare
  70. 132 Nauru 0 kt
  71. 132 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
  72. 132 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
  73. 132 Niger 0 kt compare
  74. 132 Niue 0 kt
  75. 132 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  76. 132 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
  77. 132 Norway 0 kt compare
  78. 132 Oman 0 kt
  79. 132 Pakistan 0 kt compare
  80. 132 Palau 0 kt
  81. 132 Palestine 0 kt
  82. 132 Pitcairn 0 kt
  83. 132 Poland 0 kt compare
  84. 132 Puerto Rico 0 kt compare
  85. 132 Qatar 0 kt
  86. 132 Réunion 0 kt compare
  87. 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
  88. 132 Saint Lucia 0 kt
  89. 132 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
  90. 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
  91. 132 Samoa 0 kt compare
  92. 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt
  93. 132 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
  94. 132 Serbia 0 kt compare
  95. 132 Seychelles 0 kt
  96. 132 Singapore 0 kt compare
  97. 132 Slovakia 0 kt compare
  98. 132 Slovenia 0 kt compare
  99. 132 Solomon Islands 0 kt compare
  100. 132 Somalia 0 kt compare
  101. 132 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  102. 132 Sweden 0 kt compare
  103. 132 Switzerland 0 kt compare
  104. 132 Tajikistan 0 kt compare
  105. 132 Tokelau 0 kt
  106. 132 Tonga 0 kt
  107. 132 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt compare
  108. 132 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
  109. 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt compare
  110. 132 Tuvalu 0 kt
  111. 132 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
  112. 132 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
  113. 132 Uzbekistan 0 kt compare
  114. 132 Vanuatu 0 kt compare
  115. 132 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  116. 132 Western Sahara 0 kt
  117. 132 Yemen 0 kt
  118. 132 Micronesia 0 kt
  119. 132 Polynesia 0 kt compare
  120. 132 Channel Islands 0 kt
  121. 132 Nauru 0 kt
  122. 132 Palestine 0 kt
  123. 132 Reunion 0 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Botswana?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Botswana was 0 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 316.8 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2004.
How does Botswana rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Botswana ranks 132nd out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 9,567 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf