Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Botswana
Botswana: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 1.73 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Botswana, 1972–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Botswana stood at 1.73 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Botswana peaked at 2.01 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 tonnes per person, in 1972.
That places Botswana 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5355 tonnes per person | 0.0353 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.9186 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.9707 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.7922 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.6898 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Botswana
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 2.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 184.34 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Botswana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Botswana was 1.73 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 tonnes per person in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Botswana ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.