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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Botswana

Botswana: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
22.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Botswana, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Botswana stood at 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Botswana peaked at 22.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2004.

That places Botswana 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 13.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 17.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 33 Gabon 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 34 Singapore 10.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 35 Belarus 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 37 Norway 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 38 China 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 39 Paraguay 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Botswana?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Botswana was 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 22.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
How does Botswana rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Botswana ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.