Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana
Botswana: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Botswana, 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 36 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
- 37 Sint Maarten 0.171 kt compare
- 38 Vanuatu 0.0814 kt compare
- 39 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 39 Albania 0 kt compare
- 39 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 39 Anguilla 0 kt
- 39 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 39 Bahamas 0 kt
- 39 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 39 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 39 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Curaçao 0 kt
- 39 Djibouti 0 kt compare
- 39 Egypt 0 kt
- 39 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 39 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 39 Finland 0 kt compare
- 39 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 39 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 39 Greece 0 kt compare
- 39 Greenland 0 kt
- 39 Grenada 0 kt
- 39 Guam 0 kt compare
- 39 Holy See 0 kt
- 39 Kiribati 0 kt
- 39 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 39 Lesotho 0 kt
- 39 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 39 Maldives 0 kt
- 39 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 39 Monaco 0 kt
- 39 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 39 Montenegro 0 kt compare
- 39 Naoero 0 kt
- 39 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 39 Niue 0 kt compare
- 39 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 39 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Oman 0 kt
- 39 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 39 Qatar 0 kt
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 39 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 39 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 39 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 39 Tokelau 0 kt
- 39 Tonga 0 kt
- 39 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 39 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 39 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 39 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for Botswana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1176 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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).