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).