Botswana CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
6,901,601
tons
Year-over-Year
+2.69%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
2.68
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Botswana were 6,901,601 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 2.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 180,932 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 6,720,669 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Botswana are equivalent to 2.68 tons per person, an increase by 0.03 over the figure of 2.65 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1.1% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Botswana
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,901,601 | 2.69% | 2.68 | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 6,720,669 | −1.71% | 2.65 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 6,837,684 | 4.45% | 2.74 | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 6,546,426 | 7.46% | 2.66 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 6,091,916 | −17.03% | 2.52 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 7,341,984 | −10.56% | 3.09 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 8,208,761 | 10.32% | 3.52 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 7,440,848 | 10.2% | 3.25 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 6,752,365 | −4.78% | 3 | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 7,090,982 | −0.8% | 3.21 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 7,148,107 | 29.45% | 3.3 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 5,521,773 | 56.66% | 2.59 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 3,524,748 | −12.17% | 1.69 | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 4,013,334 | 18.66% | 1.96 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 3,382,172 | −18.07% | 1.68 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,127,896 | −8.46% | 2.08 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 4,509,359 | 1.96% | 2.32 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 4,422,886 | 6.61% | 2.31 | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 4,148,593 | −5.51% | 2.2 | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 4,390,659 | 8.32% | 2.37 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 4,053,364 | −1.98% | 2.22 | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 4,135,377 | −0.96% | 2.29 | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 4,175,351 | 5.55% | 2.35 | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 3,955,819 | −3.51% | 2.25 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 4,099,647 | 1.65% | 2.37 | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 4,033,189 | 5.38% | 2.37 | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 3,827,416 | 19.02% | 2.29 | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 3,215,774 | 6.76% | 1.96 | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 3,012,199 | −9.86% | 1.88 | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 3,341,737 | 4.02% | 2.13 | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 3,212,679 | −4.12% | 2.1 | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 3,350,900 | −1.37% | 2.24 | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 3,397,571 | 21.68% | 2.33 | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 2,792,209 | −1.09% | 1.97 | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,823,026 | 18.34% | 2.05 | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,385,589 | 10.21% | 1.78 | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 2,164,505 | 19.99% | 1.66 | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 1,803,969 | 3.77% | 1.43 | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 1,738,405 | 15.01% | 1.42 | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 1,511,520 | 7.04% | 1.27 | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 1,412,134 | −0.35% | 1.23 | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 1,417,118 | −2.01% | 1.27 | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 1,446,200 | 4.34% | 1.34 | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 1,386,002 | 9.3% | 1.33 | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 1,268,093 | 5.6% | 1.27 | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 1,200,895 | 13.85% | 1.25 | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 1,054,813 | 12.97% | 1.14 | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 933,737 | 14.13% | 1.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 818,101 | 45.87% | 0.95 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 560,845 | 23.69% | 0.68 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 453,410 | 72.71% | 0.57 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 262,528 | 33.11% | 0.34 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 197,228 | 28.29% | 0.27 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 153,733 | 0.07% | 0.21 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 153,624 | – | 0.22 | < 0.01% |
See also
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).