Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana
Botswana: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana is 0.7%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 251.7% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Botswana 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +135.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +110.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +91.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -50.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +88.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +251.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 6.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +251.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2002 | +135.1% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Botswana was 0.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Botswana ranks 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.