Waste — Emissions Share in Botswana
Botswana: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.43 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.43 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Botswana peaked at 1.41 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.24 %, in 2011.
Botswana ranks 219th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.35 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.39 % | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.41 % | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.44 % | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.42 % | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.37 % | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.38 % | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.43 % | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.46 % | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.47 % | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.37 % | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.34 % | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 % | +205.9% |
| 2004 | 0.98 % | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.73 % | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.52 % | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 0.68 % | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.28 % | -58.8% |
| 2009 | 0.91 % | +225.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 % | -68.1% |
| 2011 | 0.24 % | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.63 % | +162.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7 % | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.96 % | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 % | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 % | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7 % | -44.9% |
| 2018 | 0.95 % | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 1.41 % | +48.4% |
| 2020 | 0.94 % | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.42 % | -55.3% |
| 2022 | 0.55 % | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.43 % | -21.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.43 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.43 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.44 %, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +225.0% | 0.28 % | 0.91 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.406 % | 0.35 % | 0.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.632 % | 0.28 % | 1.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.817 % | 0.24 % | 1.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.585 % | 0.42 % | 0.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 217 Brunei Darussalam 0.61 % compare
- 217 Brunei 0.61 % compare
- 220 Mongolia 0.37 % compare
- 221 Central African Republic 0.29 % compare
- 222 Palau 0.28 % 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 waste — emissions share in Botswana?
- Waste — emissions share in Botswana was 0.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 % in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for waste — emissions share?
- Botswana ranks 219th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.