Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana
Botswana: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.23 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana, 1980–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana is 1.23 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana peaked at 1.55 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2768 tonnes per person, in 1984.
Botswana ranks 122nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4292 tonnes per person | 0.2768 tonnes per person | 0.6298 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7598 tonnes per person | 0.6045 tonnes per person | 0.9528 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 from oil in Botswana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana was 1.23 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 from oil recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2768 tonnes per person in 1984.
- How does Botswana rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Botswana ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.