Per capita methane emissions in Botswana
Botswana: Per capita methane emissions was 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 27.4%
World rank
11th
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2019
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Botswana, 1850–2024
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
Botswana recorded 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Botswana peaked at 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2019.
That places Botswana 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 8 Gabon 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 9 Australia 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 10 Guyana 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 Libya 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Chad 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 14 Paraguay 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Botswana?
- Per capita methane emissions in Botswana was 4.06 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 methane emissions recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Botswana ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.