Botswana Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
12.097.730
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−4,04%
decrease
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
4,7
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Botswana were 12.097.730 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −4,04% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −509.967 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 12.607.697 tons.
- Per capita: 4,7 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Botswana accounts for 0,02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.097.730 | 6.901.601 | 3.362.313 | 1.394.316 | 439.500 | 4,7 | −4,04% | 0,023% |
| 2023 | 12.607.697 | 6.720.669 | 3.378.347 | 2.097.730 | 410.951 | 4,97 | 0,6% | 0,024% |
| 2022 | 12.532.074 | 6.837.684 | 3.515.382 | 1.796.717 | 382.291 | 5,02 | 2,25% | 0,024% |
| 2021 | 12.256.474 | 6.546.426 | 3.344.029 | 2.012.167 | 353.852 | 4,99 | 11,92% | 0,024% |
| 2020 | 10.951.547 | 6.091.916 | 3.190.892 | 1.344.090 | 324.649 | 4,53 | −11,83% | 0,022% |
| 2019 | 12.420.453 | 7.341.984 | 3.231.430 | 1.550.728 | 296.312 | 5,23 | −9,69% | 0,024% |
| 2018 | 13.753.053 | 8.208.761 | 3.572.254 | 1.703.502 | 268.536 | 5,89 | 7,08% | 0,027% |
| 2017 | 12.843.378 | 7.440.848 | 3.431.415 | 1.734.077 | 237.037 | 5,6 | 3,76% | 0,026% |
| 2016 | 12.378.407 | 6.752.365 | 3.816.293 | 1.598.448 | 211.301 | 5,5 | −6,21% | 0,025% |
| 2015 | 13.198.307 | 7.090.982 | 4.169.032 | 1.753.085 | 185.208 | 5,97 | 2,67% | 0,027% |
| 2014 | 12.854.810 | 7.148.107 | 3.880.048 | 1.659.057 | 167.598 | 5,93 | 8,82% | 0,026% |
| 2013 | 11.812.690 | 5.521.773 | 4.394.215 | 1.742.944 | 153.758 | 5,55 | 19,21% | 0,025% |
| 2012 | 9.908.833 | 3.524.748 | 4.582.661 | 1.651.823 | 149.601 | 4,74 | −12,53% | 0,021% |
| 2011 | 11.328.507 | 4.013.334 | 4.709.617 | 2.458.846 | 146.711 | 5,52 | 6,36% | 0,024% |
| 2010 | 10.651.085 | 3.382.172 | 4.909.734 | 2.213.474 | 145.705 | 5,29 | 3,67% | 0,023% |
| 2009 | 10.274.069 | 4.127.896 | 4.494.924 | 1.504.682 | 146.567 | 5,19 | −5,72% | 0,024% |
| 2008 | 10.896.961 | 4.509.359 | 4.298.211 | 1.947.604 | 141.786 | 5,6 | 6,86% | 0,025% |
| 2007 | 10.197.658 | 4.422.886 | 4.135.001 | 1.503.428 | 136.343 | 5,33 | 1,78% | 0,024% |
| 2006 | 10.019.285 | 4.148.593 | 4.181.819 | 1.555.388 | 133.485 | 5,32 | −1,15% | 0,024% |
| 2005 | 10.135.533 | 4.390.659 | 4.139.479 | 1.478.883 | 126.512 | 5,46 | 7,51% | 0,025% |
| 2004 | 9.427.340 | 4.053.364 | 3.948.161 | 1.319.893 | 105.922 | 5,15 | −0,44% | 0,024% |
| 2003 | 9.468.839 | 4.135.377 | 3.860.581 | 1.384.060 | 88.821 | 5,25 | −5,68% | 0,025% |
| 2002 | 10.038.684 | 4.175.351 | 3.923.503 | 1.867.926 | 71.903 | 5,64 | −2,03% | 0,027% |
| 2001 | 10.247.112 | 3.955.819 | 4.514.036 | 1.720.153 | 57.104 | 5,84 | −6,42% | 0,028% |
| 2000 | 10.949.601 | 4.099.647 | 4.658.749 | 2.149.521 | 41.684 | 6,34 | 5,84% | 0,031% |
| 1999 | 10.345.312 | 4.033.189 | 4.630.045 | 1.659.114 | 22.965 | 6,09 | 7,27% | 0,030% |
| 1998 | 9.644.606 | 3.827.416 | 4.333.830 | 1.467.612 | 15.748 | 5,78 | 9,64% | 0,028% |
| 1997 | 8.796.922 | 3.215.774 | 4.153.335 | 1.416.242 | 11.571 | 5,37 | 2,7% | 0,025% |
| 1996 | 8.565.768 | 3.012.199 | 4.105.032 | 1.440.153 | 8.385 | 5,34 | −9,27% | 0,025% |
| 1995 | 9.441.247 | 3.341.737 | 4.526.657 | 1.567.509 | 5.345 | 6,02 | 12,27% | 0,028% |
| 1994 | 8.409.680 | 3.212.679 | 3.873.424 | 1.320.464 | 3.112 | 5,49 | 0,64% | 0,026% |
| 1993 | 8.356.134 | 3.350.900 | 3.528.108 | 1.475.803 | 1.323 | 5,59 | −2,03% | 0,026% |
| 1992 | 8.529.009 | 3.397.571 | 3.801.935 | 1.328.683 | 820 | 5,86 | 2,99% | 0,026% |
| 1991 | 8.281.737 | 2.792.209 | 4.039.578 | 1.449.432 | 518 | 5,85 | −10,67% | 0,026% |
| 1990 | 9.270.630 | 2.823.026 | 4.664.334 | 1.783.190 | 80 | 6,73 | 10,85% | 0,029% |
| 1989 | 8.363.135 | 2.385.589 | 4.230.431 | 1.747.115 | 0 | 6,24 | 6,39% | 0,026% |
| 1988 | 7.860.619 | 2.164.505 | 3.958.878 | 1.737.236 | 0 | 6,04 | 15,06% | 0,025% |
| 1987 | 6.831.789 | 1.803.969 | 3.599.141 | 1.428.680 | 0 | 5,4 | 1,8% | 0,022% |
| 1986 | 6.710.802 | 1.738.405 | 3.613.463 | 1.358.934 | 0 | 5,47 | 2,64% | 0,023% |
| 1985 | 6.538.342 | 1.511.520 | 3.655.537 | 1.371.285 | 0 | 5,5 | −4,51% | 0,022% |
| 1984 | 6.847.127 | 1.412.134 | 3.882.443 | 1.552.550 | 0 | 5,95 | −3,53% | 0,024% |
| 1983 | 7.097.485 | 1.417.118 | 4.047.665 | 1.632.702 | 0 | 6,37 | −3,75% | 0,025% |
| 1982 | 7.374.268 | 1.446.200 | 4.253.465 | 1.674.603 | 0 | 6,85 | 2,98% | 0,027% |
| 1981 | 7.161.047 | 1.386.002 | 4.246.941 | 1.528.104 | 0 | 6,9 | 3,52% | 0,026% |
| 1980 | 6.917.318 | 1.268.093 | 4.145.072 | 1.504.152 | 0 | 6,91 | 3,1% | 0,024% |
| 1979 | 6.709.555 | 1.200.895 | 4.046.664 | 1.461.996 | 0 | 6,96 | 1,25% | 0,023% |
| 1978 | 6.626.493 | 1.054.813 | 4.095.159 | 1.476.521 | 0 | 7,14 | −3,57% | 0,024% |
| 1977 | 6.871.503 | 933.737 | 4.368.799 | 1.568.967 | 0 | 7,7 | 8,7% | 0,025% |
| 1976 | 6.321.482 | 818.101 | 4.046.736 | 1.456.645 | 0 | 7,37 | 15,03% | 0,024% |
| 1975 | 5.495.555 | 560.845 | 3.616.671 | 1.318.038 | 0 | 6,65 | 11,48% | 0,022% |
| 1974 | 4.929.777 | 453.410 | 3.270.243 | 1.206.124 | 0 | 6,19 | 13,68% | 0,019% |
| 1973 | 4.336.636 | 262.528 | 2.968.632 | 1.105.477 | 0 | 5,64 | 5,57% | 0,017% |
| 1972 | 4.107.727 | 197.228 | 2.839.587 | 1.070.912 | 0 | 5,53 | 16,21% | 0,017% |
| 1971 | 3.534.797 | 153.733 | 2.445.686 | 935.378 | 0 | 4,92 | 3,7% | 0,015% |
| 1970 | 3.408.556 | 153.624 | 2.349.720 | 905.213 | 0 | 4,9 | – | 0,015% |
See also
- Botswana CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Botswana
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).