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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +126.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +71.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +106.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +207.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +28.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +60.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 96.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +207.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +126.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- 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 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.