Per capita ghg emissions in Botswana
Botswana: Per capita ghg emissions was 10.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.39
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
22.09
in 1950
All-time low
5.5
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Botswana, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Botswana stood at 10.39.
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 ghg emissions in Botswana peaked at 22.09 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.5, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.23 | — |
| 1851 | 6.59 | +5.8% |
| 1852 | 6.85 | +3.9% |
| 1853 | 7.05 | +2.9% |
| 1854 | 7.22 | +2.5% |
| 1855 | 7.38 | +2.2% |
| 1856 | 7.52 | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 7.63 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 7.73 | +1.3% |
| 1859 | 7.81 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 8 | +2.5% |
| 1861 | 8.17 | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 8.3 | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 8.4 | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 8.49 | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 8.57 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 8.63 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 8.68 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 8.72 | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 8.76 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 8.82 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 8.89 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 8.98 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 9.09 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 9.2 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 9.32 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 9.43 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 9.52 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 9.6 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 9.66 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 9.64 | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 9.62 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 9.59 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 9.57 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 9.54 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 9.51 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 9.48 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 9.44 | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 9.41 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 9.38 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 9.58 | +2.2% |
| 1891 | 9.68 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 9.75 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 9.8 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 9.84 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 9.87 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 9.9 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 9.92 | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 9.94 | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 9.94 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 10.24 | +3.1% |
| 1901 | 10.53 | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 10.6 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 10.68 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 10.79 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 10.78 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 10.93 | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 10.98 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 10.92 | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 11.07 | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 11.06 | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 11.1 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 11.16 | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 11.25 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 11.5 | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 11.6 | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 11.58 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 11.75 | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 11.92 | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 11.88 | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 12.31 | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 12.77 | +3.7% |
| 1922 | 12.69 | -0.6% |
| 1923 | 13.25 | +4.5% |
| 1924 | 13.25 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 13.66 | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 13.46 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 13.47 | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 13.67 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 13.67 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 13.69 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 13.74 | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 13.78 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 13.55 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 13.91 | +2.6% |
| 1935 | 13.33 | -4.1% |
| 1936 | 13.47 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 13.24 | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 13.15 | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 13.11 | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 13.73 | +4.7% |
| 1941 | 14.19 | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 15.18 | +7.0% |
| 1943 | 16.41 | +8.1% |
| 1944 | 17.57 | +7.1% |
| 1945 | 18.49 | +5.2% |
| 1946 | 19.83 | +7.3% |
| 1947 | 20.63 | +4.0% |
| 1948 | 21.62 | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 21.87 | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 22.09 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 21.35 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 20.5 | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 19.51 | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 18.46 | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 17.54 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 16.37 | -6.7% |
| 1957 | 15.57 | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 14.94 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 14.17 | -5.1% |
| 1960 | 13.82 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 17.95 | +29.9% |
| 1962 | 17.07 | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 16.36 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 15.6 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 14.48 | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 14.06 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 14.36 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 14.44 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 14.81 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 19.68 | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 12.54 | -36.3% |
| 1972 | 13.22 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 13.25 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 11.85 | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 13.04 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 12.53 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 13.45 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 12.75 | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 14.29 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 12.66 | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 11.42 | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 11.86 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 11.13 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 9.04 | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 8.87 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.3 | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 9.99 | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 8.59 | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 9.27 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 10.85 | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 9.63 | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 12.22 | +26.8% |
| 1993 | 12.22 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.58 | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 10.45 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.47 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 8.68 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 9.41 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 11.28 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 9.25 | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 11.06 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 10.09 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 5.82 | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.11 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 7.44 | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 8.27 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 13 | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 6.68 | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 13.8 | +106.7% |
| 2011 | 14.83 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 8.72 | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 9.83 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2 | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 5.91 | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 5.61 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.48 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 6.62 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.57 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 6.12 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.92 | +61.9% |
| 2022 | 8.76 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 8.67 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 10.39 | +19.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +106.7% | 6.68 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | +61.9% | 6.12 | 9.92 |
| 2008 | +57.1% | 8.27 | 13 |
| 2009 | -48.6% | 13 | 6.68 |
| 2003 | -42.4% | 10.09 | 5.82 |
| 2012 | -41.2% | 14.83 | 8.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.2 | 6.23 | 7.81 | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.47 | 8 | 8.76 | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.25 | 8.82 | 9.66 | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.52 | 9.38 | 9.64 | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.82 | 9.58 | 9.94 | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.75 | 10.24 | 11.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.48 | 11.06 | 11.92 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.22 | 12.31 | 13.67 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.5 | 13.11 | 13.91 | 10 |
| 1940s | 17.95 | 13.73 | 21.87 | 10 |
| 1950s | 18.05 | 14.17 | 22.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.3 | 13.82 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.66 | 11.85 | 19.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.11 | 8.3 | 12.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.48 | 8.68 | 12.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.32 | 5.5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 | 5.57 | 14.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.77 | 6.12 | 10.39 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Botswana?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Botswana was 10.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.09 in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Botswana ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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