Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana

Botswana: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
39th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0 kt
in 1990
All-time low
-161.33 kt
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana, 1990–2025

-150-100-5001990200720251990: 0 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: -161.3 kt2017: -161.3 kt2018: -161.3 kt2019: -161.3 kt2020: -161.3 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 0 kt2025: 0 kt

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

Analysis

In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana stood at 0 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana peaked at 0 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -161.33 kt, in 2016.

Botswana ranks 39th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Botswana, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 0 kt
1991 0 kt
1992 0 kt
1993 0 kt
1994 0 kt
1995 0 kt
1996 0 kt
1997 0 kt
1998 0 kt
1999 0 kt
2000 0 kt
2001 0 kt
2002 0 kt
2003 0 kt
2004 0 kt
2005 0 kt
2006 0 kt
2007 0 kt
2008 0 kt
2009 0 kt
2010 0 kt
2011 0 kt
2012 0 kt
2013 0 kt
2014 0 kt
2015 0 kt
2016 -161.33 kt
2017 -161.33 kt -0.0%
2018 -161.33 kt -0.0%
2019 -161.33 kt -0.0%
2020 -161.33 kt -0.0%
2021 0 kt -100.0%
2022 0 kt
2023 0 kt
2024 0 kt
2025 0 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2000s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2010s -64.53 kt -161.33 kt 0 kt 10
2020s -26.89 kt -161.33 kt 0 kt 6

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 36 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
  2. 37 Sint Maarten 0.171 kt compare
  3. 38 Vanuatu 0.0814 kt compare
  4. 39 Afghanistan 0 kt
  5. 39 Albania 0 kt compare
  6. 39 American Samoa 0 kt compare
  7. 39 Anguilla 0 kt
  8. 39 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  9. 39 Bahamas 0 kt
  10. 39 Belgium 0 kt compare
  11. 39 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
  12. 39 Burundi 0 kt compare
  13. 39 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
  14. 39 Curaçao 0 kt
  15. 39 Djibouti 0 kt compare
  16. 39 Egypt 0 kt
  17. 39 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
  18. 39 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  19. 39 Finland 0 kt compare
  20. 39 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
  21. 39 Gibraltar 0 kt
  22. 39 Greece 0 kt compare
  23. 39 Greenland 0 kt
  24. 39 Grenada 0 kt
  25. 39 Guam 0 kt compare
  26. 39 Holy See 0 kt
  27. 39 Kiribati 0 kt
  28. 39 Kuwait 0 kt compare
  29. 39 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
  30. 39 Lesotho 0 kt
  31. 39 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
  32. 39 Maldives 0 kt
  33. 39 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
  34. 39 Mauritius 0 kt compare
  35. 39 Monaco 0 kt
  36. 39 Mongolia 0 kt compare
  37. 39 Montenegro 0 kt compare
  38. 39 Naoero 0 kt
  39. 39 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
  40. 39 Niue 0 kt compare
  41. 39 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  42. 39 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
  43. 39 Oman 0 kt
  44. 39 Pitcairn 0 kt
  45. 39 Qatar 0 kt
  46. 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
  47. 39 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
  48. 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
  49. 39 Singapore 0 kt compare
  50. 39 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  51. 39 Tokelau 0 kt
  52. 39 Tonga 0 kt
  53. 39 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
  54. 39 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
  55. 39 Tuvalu 0 kt
  56. 39 Yemen 0 kt

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Botswana was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was -161.33 kt in 2016.
How does Botswana rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Botswana ranks 39th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).