Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Botswana
Botswana: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Botswana, 1972–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Botswana stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Botswana peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1972.
That places Botswana 62nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 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
- 59 Greece 0.0% compare
- 60 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 61 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 64 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 65 Norway 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Botswana?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal 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 global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Botswana ranks 62nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.