Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Botswana
Botswana: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Botswana, 1972–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Botswana peaked at 0.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Botswana 143rd out of 194 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 including land-use change in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -41.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +298.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -38.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +113.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +115.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -54.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -41.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +122.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +82.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -42.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +298.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | +122.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +115.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | +113.2% | 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
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 including land-use change in Botswana?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Botswana rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.