Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana
Botswana: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
That places Botswana 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +87.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +31.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +87.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1982 | +31.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Botswana was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.